#146 in Children’s books
The Twits
- 96
- Pages
- about 2 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Twits” is Roald Dahl at his nastiest and briefest: under a hundred pages about a foul couple who torment each other and their pet monkeys. The tricks are inventive, the revenge is gleeful, and some readers carry away a lasting warning against ending up like Mr Twit. Others find the vengeance too cruel a lesson for children and the story loosely built. It is best for young readers who enjoy their humour disgusting.
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About the book
The Twits is a 1980 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It was first published by publishing house Jonathan Cape. The story features The Twits, a spiteful, lazy, and unkempt couple who continuously play nasty tricks on each other to amuse themselves and exercise their devious wickedness on their pet monkeys.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 301 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 67% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Children’s books average of 7.9. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 58 | 19% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 9 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 234 | 78% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Twits for?
The Twits sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 96 pages — shorter than 78% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
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