Revolting Rhymes
Revolting Rhymes is a 1982 fairy-tale retelling poetry collection by Roald Dahl. Readers will find themes of fairy tales, adaptations, narrative poetry and english poetry.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 23 ratings, and 117 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 64 editions across 6 languages.
It runs to roughly 48 pages — about 55 minutes of reading at an average pace.
About Revolting Rhymes
Presents humorous retellings of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.
Quick answers
Who wrote Revolting Rhymes?
Revolting Rhymes was written by Roald Dahl and first published in 1982.
What genre is Revolting Rhymes?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings.
How long is Revolting Rhymes?
The median edition has 48 pages, about about 55 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Revolting Rhymes?
Readers who like it often enjoy Black Swan, White Raven, Treasury of Classic Stories for Children and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.
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