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Ugh. I liked Matilda. But Steinbeck? Seriously? To each his own I guess. How Matilda would have been a fan of Steinback is beyond me. Much less Austin. Matilda
by travisgriggs 4y ago
Ugh. I liked Matilda. But Steinbeck? Seriously? To each his own I guess. How Matilda would have been a fan of Steinback is beyond me. Much less Austin. Matilda would have been a fan of, er, uh, Dahl. And maybe Oz, Baum, Seuss, and Carroll. And any other author whose general vibe was "I kinda like to mess with the world." Definitely Orwell as she got older.
- oska 4y agoI think it's conceivable Matilda could have been a fan of Austen, but Steinbeck is a very long bow. British children still read mainly British authors and, when taking into account that Dahl is writing from his own experience as a child, that goes more than doubly for the times in which he grew up.
- throwaway049 4y agoSteinbeck was on the English lit syllabus when I went to school in Britain in the 90s.
- pixelesque 4y agoOf Mice and Men... Still remember it more than the Shakespeare we had to do...
- thebigspacefuck 4y agoTortilla Flat was also lit
- boppo1 4y agoI like Steinbeck and don't think that Matilda ought to be a Steinbeck fan. At least they didn't make her a fan of Plath.
- pronik 4y agoForget Steinbeck: what's wrong with Kipling all of the sudden? Or have I missed a big round of canceling?
- unmole 4y ago> what's wrong with Kipling all of the sudden? You're kidding me, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Man%27s_Burden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Man%27s_Burden