Growth curve

Sometimes it's strange to think that we can grow away from what we once loved. Found an interesting article on the divergent perceptions of Roald Dahl by children and adults. Was interested to know whether the adults who felt "threatened" by Dahl liked his books when they were children.

Apart from Matilda (I tried v. hard one day to move a glass of water with my brain) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (minus the Oompa Loompas), Roald Dahl books never held that much appeal. Giants and vampires and anything that crunched bones frightened me. Insects frightened me. Then again, I was at the age where I didn't appreciate sketches in my books. I wanted to imagine everything and I preferred mysteries and biographies. Sometimes it makes me wonder whether my world ws one of imagination or one of exploration.