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The Twits
 
 
The Twits (Paperback)
by Roald Dahl (Author), Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
4.6 out of 5 stars 37 customer reviews (37 customer reviews)

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Roald Dahl has such an unusual first name due to fact that his parents spelt his name wrong on the Register of Births. From this non-literary background came one of the masters of children's literature.

The Twits is one of his many successful and highly entertaining books. The Twits are a couple that nobody would like to know. They are hairy, dirty, smelly and generally unpleasant. Roald Dahl's characters are possibly the most horrid people you will ever read about. Mr and Mrs Twit spend their days inventing new ways to be be nasty to each other. Each time Mrs Twit does something bad to Mr Twit, he just invents something worse to do to her. The Twits are not only unpleasant towards each other but they also hate animals. It is because of the Twits' attitude towards animals that we see their really awful side: Mr Twit keeps a family of monkeys that have to spend their days upside down and Mrs Twit likes to make pies with freshly caught birds.

Dahl's story, as is characteristic with all his books, has a happy ending. Only how will the animals beat the Twits? --Jon Smith --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Classic Dahl in an enticing, collectable new format. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great children's book, 29 Sep 2001
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Mr and Mrs Twit are mean - in fact very mean - to each other; they play tricks on each other, which appeal to your sense of humour. They are cruel to birds - who hates birds? They're also horrible to Muggle-Wumps, a friendly group of monkeys. However, when the Roly-Poly Bird arrives the birds and Muggle-Wumps manage to turn the tables on the Twits (quite literally).
Roald Dahl's story is clever and cleverly funny. I couldn't think of a child between six and nine not enjoying this - or any of his other 'classics', 'Fantastic Mr. Fox', 'The BFG', and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' to name but a few. This is a very good child's book, written by the best children's author of all time - is there any better? - supported by superb illustrations by Quentin Blake, so you can really hate the Twits.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hairy!, 12 Feb 2008
Plot: Mr and Mrs Twit are always playing pranks on each other like Mr Twit put a frog under Mrs Twit's bed sheets so she put some worms in her husband's spaghetti and she covered it in tomato sauce, sprinkling cheese on top! The Twits are a pair of revolting people. They never wash, they hate children and they catch birds for yucky bird pie!

An author fact: Roald Dahl kept an old school exercise book for putting in his book ideas; for The Twits it simply said `do something against beards'!

Rating and recommendation: I would rate it 7/ 10; I would recommend it to all Roald Dahl fans.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits by Roald Dahl, 14 Mar 2003
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The Twits is one of Roald Dahls shorter & less famous children's novels. The Twits are a repulsive elderly couple who do mean things to each other. Some of the details and ideas in this book are disgusting! I still remember the bit about the worms and the spaghetti fifteen years later. It's screamingly funny. But it's never too horrible to give children nightmares and there's always enough humour for children to love it.

Any child aged 6 to 9 will adore this book to bits. Most adults will wonder what the fuss is about. Therefore it's perfect younger childrens book. This was one of my favourites when I was a child and I used to take great delight in reading the nastiest bits out loud to my mother (who pretended to be shocked). The literary equivalent of a whoopie cushion.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, funny Twits
The Twits has 95 pages but you soon get through it. It is written by Roald Dahl. It is a weird and funny story about an ugly couple who do mysterious things. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Wells Primary School

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant for younger children!
I read the twits when I was very young and back then I thought it was brilliant!However when I read it again now(I'm 16),although it was good,it's not what I would recommend for... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Bebe Belisma

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book!
This is a fun packed story about Mr and Mrs Twit. These two horrible people enjoy playing tricks on each other for a lifetime. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Joe

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I thought this was a fantastic book. Great for disgusting descriptions and imaginative practical jokes. I liked the way The Twits were ALWAYS horrible to eachother. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Marlcliffe Y6

5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits by Roald Dahl
The charecteres are MrsTwit and Mr Twit who are discusting and eat bird pie.They never wash thereselves.They have pet monkeys in there garden. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Paige

5.0 out of 5 stars The Twits by Rold Dahl
The story is about two horrible chaicters called Mr and Mrs Twit.The cupple are very smelly because thay havnt washed there facas for years. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Emily

5.0 out of 5 stars mr. twits
i tho it was great it was so funny ! and i would read it again and again. I like it a load ,and i am reading more mr. twits books!!!!!!!!
Published on 8 Oct 2005 by milly

3.0 out of 5 stars The Twits
The Twits is a funny book because they never wash or even wash their dishes. They keep monkeys because they used to train them.
Published on 3 Oct 2005 by Chris Alcock

5.0 out of 5 stars Roald Dahl's Done It Again!
I am a humongous fan of Roald Dahl's classic tales, I've seen, read and got everything by him, when I read Roald Dahl's The Twits it spellbinded me! Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2005 by Max

3.0 out of 5 stars Revenge on revenge
The Twits is a really funny book. As I started to read the Twits I got sucked in by the great description and the illustrations. Read more