tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091041110658534950.post7829097734308881960..comments2009-06-15T17:42:55.529-04:00Mockingbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01679958442169895455mockingbirdnyc@gmail.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091041110658534950.post-83128988288859697962009-06-15T17:42:55.529-04:002009-06-15T17:42:55.529-04:00Nice to see the extended talk about Roald Dahl. I am crazy about the guy.<br /><br />It&#39;s always struck me how surprised folks often are when they read his stories for grownups, as they are so dark, terrifying, even grisly at times. How shocking -- didn&#39;t he write all those nice books for children?<br /><br />But of course his nice books for kids are filled with terrifying images, often of people being mutilated, torn apart, incinerated, and so on. Dahl always struck me (as a child and now) as a remarkably truthful observer of the world.StampDawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476832972601850445noreply@blogger.com