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Roald Dahl was and still is one of my heroes. His strange, dark, silly stories helped me to feel understood as a child and like I was taken seriously as a human. I felt respected by him and he challenged me.
I just discovered Emerald Fennel wrote a children‘s novel.

@mek

Feb 2, 2024

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@zetus_lupetus

His Dark Materials and The Devil’s Books of Stories (a bit lighter, a fun darkness!) are some of my favorites in this genre. The girl who gets trapped in the painting in The Witches still spooks me 😳

Feb 2, 2024

@colinlrhoades

So so much agree, Coraline, A Series of Unfortunate Events, In a Glass Grimmly, any Edward Gorey, and The Skull by Jon Klassen that just came out give me that similar dark Dahl kinda feeling i love so much

Feb 2, 2024

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