Thread: Roald Dahl Children's Books Being Rewritten
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Old 02-18-2023, 04:58 PM   #9
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Aside from the dubious nature of rewriting a classic at all, what struck me was how very poorly it was done. Some of the verses didn’t even scan and the prose was clunky.
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