Thread: Roald Dahl Children's Books Being Rewritten
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Old 02-18-2023, 05:38 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
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.
Publishers no longer care about grammar, spelling, or nonlitigable facts, why should they care about artistic or technical quality?
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