Esio Trot

If I think too hard about the themes of this book, I come up with almost nothing positive to say. It promotes lying to get what you want, it portrays the woman as idiotic and the man as conniving and clever, etc. I do not believe Mr. Dahl was trying to use this book to educate kids in the way of being deceitful spoiled brats, but it's hard to ignore. Still, it's a fast book and a fairly enjoyable read if you have a spare thirty minutes.