I have to say upfront that I really don't like movies based on Roald Dahl's books. They just always seem a little wierd to me. Whenever I see them, it makes me think that I really don't like him as an author. But then, every once in a while, I pick up one of his books and am completely impressed and fascinated. He is such a great writer and his books are always laugh-out-loud funny. This book is about a vicar who has a bad case of dyslexia. He realizes he has this problem as a child and seems to conquer it as he goes through school. But when he is appointed vicar of his hometown, he gets so nervous that his brain freaks out and he starts saying lots of words backwards. He doesn't realize that he's doing it, and the townspeople aren't sure what to think. It makes for a lot of really funny situations. It's a great book to talk about the problems of dyslexia and just a short, funny read. Roald Dahl actually wrote it near the end of his life and donated the copyright and all rights to the Dyslexia Institute (in London). He also talked his longtime illustrator Quentin Blake into doing the pictures. It's definitely worth reading.
Friday, January 21, 2011
3. The Vicar of Nibbleswicke by Roald Dahl
I have to say upfront that I really don't like movies based on Roald Dahl's books. They just always seem a little wierd to me. Whenever I see them, it makes me think that I really don't like him as an author. But then, every once in a while, I pick up one of his books and am completely impressed and fascinated. He is such a great writer and his books are always laugh-out-loud funny. This book is about a vicar who has a bad case of dyslexia. He realizes he has this problem as a child and seems to conquer it as he goes through school. But when he is appointed vicar of his hometown, he gets so nervous that his brain freaks out and he starts saying lots of words backwards. He doesn't realize that he's doing it, and the townspeople aren't sure what to think. It makes for a lot of really funny situations. It's a great book to talk about the problems of dyslexia and just a short, funny read. Roald Dahl actually wrote it near the end of his life and donated the copyright and all rights to the Dyslexia Institute (in London). He also talked his longtime illustrator Quentin Blake into doing the pictures. It's definitely worth reading.
