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Original Title:	Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen
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Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen

Roald Dahl

Hardcover | Pages: 244 pages

Rating: 3.1 | 106 Users | 16 Reviews

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Title	:	Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen
Author	:	Roald Dahl
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 244 pages
Published	:	1948 by Charles Scribner's Sons
Categories	:	Fantasy. Science Fiction. Literature

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Some Time Never is a blend of realism and outrageous fantasy. It is the story of the hitherto little-known Gremlins. It is moreover a piercing commentary on Man and the qualities in Man which are leading him to his destruction.

The Gremlins were the original rulers of the earth in ages past, but with the advent of Man and the spread of his obnoxious activities to every part of the globe, the Gremlins were forced underground to a subterranean network of tunnels. Out for revenge and for the restoration of their former dominant position in the world's affairs, the Gremlins bent every effort to plotting Man's annihilation.

During the Battle of Britain these odd and menacing creatures began an offensive against pilots in an effort to hasten the eradication of the human race. From the experiences of three Royal Air Force pilots, Stuffy, Peternip and Progboot, we get an appalling picture of Gremlin activities, and through the eyes of the Gremlins themselves we get a portrait of Man that is far from flattering.

After the Battle of Britain the Gremlins became convinced that Man would effect his own self-destruction without any help from them—so they ceased their ingenious offensive and retired underground to wait...

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We all know Roald Dahl writes great childrens books, so Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen is his first adult novel. An editor wanted to publish a novel length book if Dahl were to write it. However, the novel did not do well.The plot is about gremlins who have revenge on humankind. They thought they will just let the humans kill each other first and then take over after, but, like the reception of the novel, it did not go well.

Dit is precies wat je verwacht van een boek van Roald Dahl: mensen die worden beschreven als stukken fruit, alles is gerimpeld en uiteraard zijn er gekke wezentjes die de mensen het leven zuur maken; maar dan gaat het ook over oorlog: een interessante combinatie. Wat me het meest aansprak was het terugkerende thema van de ontzettende misselijkheid van de piloten (en anderen) wanneer zij in oorlogsgeweld verwikkeld waren. Verder is het een goede herinnering aan alle pacifische neigingen.

Roald Dahl was probably my favorite author as a kid, so although it pains me to give one of his only adult-ish novels a poor review, it's pretty unavoidable. I realize now that Dahl was sort of a less edgy, kid's version of Kurt Vonnegut, fine and well for kids and teenagers, but a little lacking as an adult. To be sure, Dahl was doing weird and kooky before Vonnegut was, so I'm not sure how much he may have influenced the latter. This story, an early Cold War cautionary tale about the

Anders dan ik had verwacht, maar zeker het tweede deel was heel komisch en Dahl-esk (is dat een woord?)



A somber and imaginative tail of post-war humanity moving towards the inevitable apocalyps.

Interesting for Dahl fans, his first steps towards writing, and you can tell. badly received, it was reprinted interestingly enough only in Dutch and Tsjech.