#fuck roald dahl

[captain-crackship]

List of Fantasy Authors that are infinitely better than JK Rowling

In no particular order and with notable works:

Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time

Brandon Sanderson - Wheel of Time & Stormlight Archive

Mothy - Evillious Chronicles & Tower of Torture

J.R.R. Tolkien -  Lord of the Rings

L. Frank Baum -  Land of Oz

Niel Gaiman - Books of Magic, The Sandman, Good Omens, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, & Coraline

Terry Pratchett - Discworld & Good Omens

Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson, The Kane Chronicles, & Magnus Chase

George R.R. Martin -  A Song of Ice and Fire

[dougielombax]

Ah yes!

The chokey!

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

DAVE: i think the world would be a happier place if we were all permanently stoned 

ROSE: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.

DAVE: hold on i have to read something real quick

DAVE: dude

[anamericangirl]

New editions of legendary works by British author Roald Dahl are being edited to remove words that could be deemed offensive to some readers, according to the late writer's company.

British newspaper The Telegraph first reported that the publisher of Dahl's books, Puffin, made hundreds of changes to original texts of the author's well-known children's books.

The character Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is no longer called "fat." Instead he is described as "enormous," The Telegraph reports.

Instead of being called "small men," Oompa-Loompas are now "small people," the article says.

Further, the changes to these books include adding language not originally written by Dahl. In his 1983 book The Witches, he writes that witches are bald beneath their wigs. According to The Telegraph, an added line in new editions says, "There are plenty of other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that."

The Roald Dahl Story Company told The Associated Press that it worked with Puffin to review the books out of a desire to ensure "Dahl's wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today." The company said it worked with Inclusive Minds, an organization that works for inclusivity in children's books. Changes were "small and carefully considered," the company told the AP.

The changes have drawn criticism from advocacy groups, readers and writers.

Suzanne Nossel, CEO of the free expression advocacy group PEN America, called the changes alarming.

"Amidst fierce battles against book bans and strictures on what can be taught and read, selective editing to make works of literature conform to particular sensibilities could represent a dangerous new weapon," Nossel tweeted. "Those who might cheer specific edits to Dahl's work should consider how the power to rewrite books might be used in the hands of those who do not share their values and sensibilities.”

This is totally unacceptable. They are literally rewriting books now. If books have to be rewritten to conform to modern day sensitivities that will result in books being rewritten every few years by those who control the narrative.

There is nothing offensive in Roald Dahl’s books and if you see the word “fat” or “men” or a sentence about women in wigs being witches and you get offended then you deserve to be offended. Toughen up. You’ll never make it in the real world.

I predict this is only just the beginning, though. They are making “small” changes to start and see what they can get away with. Next time the changes won’t be so small.

If they can rewrite books they can literally rewrite history

[lemonfairyd]

Charlie and the chocolate factory: summarized

[hopefullydreaming]

the besties are working late shifts the last few days so cannot read my utter breakdown over the glasgow willy wonka experience and i don’t know how to sun it up other than everytime i think about it i just start crying with laughter like

THE UNKNOWN

AN OOMPA LOOMPA RESIGNED TO GIVING KIDS A SINGLE JELLY BEAN EACH

THE ENTRANCE

THE ADVERTISEMENT

All for the low low price of THIRTY FIVE GREAT BRITISH FUCKING POUNDS STERLING A HEAD

it’s giving £85 grinch it’s giving storybook Glen pls pls if you haven’t heard abt it look it up right now cause im not physically capable of thinking abt anything else

[invertingbunny]

GUYS

THE WITCHES MUSICAL MUSIC AND LYRICS BY DAVE MALLOY

It's on at the National Theatre in the UK which is actually the nicest stage to visit

[dicaeopolis]

had to look up the names of james' aunts from james and the giant peach crying and sobbing cuz I was at work couldn't google anything and could have sworn by me mum they were named Aunt Spliff & Aunt Spiker

[hexcitrine]

randomly looked at this account to update my age and holy shit it's been a while since i posted here..........i have a small pile of art i have yet to post but hbhbshdbshbd too lazy

[sebastianravkin]

Fuck Book Banning in 2024

Sorry, no eloquence today. Just frustration and anger. 

While planning some reading for the coming year, I was reminded again of all the book banning that has happened recently. Some of my favorites . . . .

James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl) - My father read this to me as a child, I read it to him as he was dying. A story of a boy and some overly large insects that go on adventures inside a giant peach. Banned for including a vulgar word, having a mystical element, and for advocating communism.

Sandman (Neil Gaiman) - The comics that helped define many of the [interesting] people in my generation. A dark and brooding tale that follows Morpheus Lord of Dreams through various stories. Banned for anti-family themes and offensive language.

Beloved (Toni Morrison) - A book that made me think hard about family, history, and pain when I was in college. A beautiful soft soft soft ghost story about a (not) coping family of formerly enslaved people. Banned for obscene content.

Maus (Art Spiegelman) - An unbelievably important graphic novel in my family used to discuss with my older children the unbelievably impossible horror of the Holocaust. Banned for depicting profanity, nudity, and violence.  

Lost Girls (Alan Moore) - A graphic novel that made me reconsider victimization, womanhood, and storytelling.  A darker than dark retelling of some of fantasy’s favorite women. Banned for very explicit sex content and violence. 

In 2024 - go find one of YOUR favorites on the list of banned books, get angry, buy the book, and read it again (or gift it to someone else to read).

Also, here are some resources if you want other ways to fight book banning in the United States.

[evilsausageflavouredpretzel]

i’m sure this has been said before but quiet from matilda the musical is such an autistic mood i stg

[lilcreaturethingfromthewoods]

With all the talk about AI writing and art stealing jobs and stuff, I would like to remind everyone that Roald Dahl wrote a short story about a machine which could write a story which is practically identical to AI and how it stole writers' jobs

And the story ends with something along the lines of, 'I'm the last one left. I can't feed my kids. Please buy my stories'

[incorrectinfinity]

I have seen a few posts talking about how good it could be if kids did have actual horror media beyond mascot horror and it bothers me because that genre exists!!!! It has existed for decades!!!!!!!!

HOW DID YOU FORGET ABOUT GOOSEBUMPS????

[praetorqueenreyna]

Did u know that Netflix has hired Greta Gerwig to direct 2 Narnia movies for their entire Narnia reboot extravaganza?

I DID NOT KNOW THAT!!! if they're just going to remake The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe + Prince Caspian, I'd rather they just leave it alone. Those movies are already perfect. Plus I feel like so many modern big budget movies are so like....slick and ~aesthetic~ but devoid of any and all meaning. Barbie was a perfect example of this: it looked very nice and had a lot of famous people involved and they put a lot of effort into it, but none of it MEANT anything.

However if they want to make a movie out of The Magician's Nephew or The Silver Chair I take back ALL OF MY CRITICISMS!!! GIVE ME MY WORST GIRL, JADIS!!! GIVE ME SHITHEAD CHILDREN WHO FUCK UP AT EVERY STEP!!!

[futurecentury]

I’m floored that the peil grandmas aren’t actually bald. What do you mean they had hair under there. Or is it a wig. E1an voice will you wear wigs

[wheredidthe80sgo]

say what you will about roald dahl, but his enduring success as a children’s author really only proves to me that children are super dark and that all kids shows need a little bit of ‘what the fuck’ in them to be truly good