David Walliams in the bin

[carlitaclarita]

To throw all our David Walliams books out? I can’t even bear to take them to charity shops and I’m annoyed I even own them and annoyed they were so heavily pushed in schools.

Yeah, put them in recycling.

Yeah put in recycling. Idt charity shops will take them. Well they won't be able to sell them anyway.

I never got how he was able to become this doyen of children's literature when he's a prejudiced letch. With basic writing 'talent'.

I think YABVU because he has been found guilty of nothing and is therefore innocent.

Even if he was convicted I'd still say YABU because the books are not the author. Even if you couldn't bring yourself to appreciate the books because of their author, throwing them out would achieve nothing. Not buying any new ones would be less unreasonable.

I’d bin them because they’re puerile derivative crap.

Take them to the charity if you don't want them surely- its not like they are giving him any more or less money now. Environmentally I couldn't be so wasteful. I was poor as a kid and got most of my books second hand from the charity shop... they aren't bad if they can still give joy to someone else. I've heard some not great things about Roald Dahl over the years but I still read the books with my kids.

Recycling bin because they are bloody awful.

Just pop them in the recycling. Our council takes books in our green bin.

If my kids were gifted any I'd have put them in the recycling bin. Luckily they haven't been.

I wouldn't charity shop them as I wouldn't want any other kids reading his horrid writing.

Glad it wasn't just me...

@BillieWiper

Charity shops (at least some of them) probably would still take them. The charity bookshop I work at puts David Walliams books on sale.

I binned mine a long time ago.

The difference with Roald Dahl is he really was a fabulous children’s writer for all his flaws. DW
not so much!

they can be recycled, hopefully into loo roll x

So bona fide vile anti semitism isn't enough to bin Ronald Dahl's books cos they're good whereas unproven allegations of inappropriate behaviour should get DW's books binned cos they're shit? Interesting moral code.

There are places that mulch books down to be recycled. But to be fair I threw all of ours out last year, before the recent scandal, because of the racist, fatphobic content of the books. I can’t imagine charity shops will want all of these books, they are already overrun since with 50 shades…

My son was gifted two DW books for Christmas. One of them was signed. Fortunately, my SIL had included a gift receipt, so we took them back to Waterstone's and exchanged them for something else. My son was easily persuaded.

I think Roald Dahl books are shit too. I never understood why they are so popular and never read them for my children.

The books are repellent regardless of what DW has or hasn’t done. Recycle or burn.

Or have a bonfire 😉😉😉

He's absolute shite - I sort and sell books for a charity and NO ONE WANTS THEM even the book scanning apps reject - don't even offer 1p!
Burn them all!

My inlaws keep bringing them over, can only assume theyre charity shop bargains

Sadly they do. My local charity shop has them for sale right now, in the bloody window display as well!!

As PP says, Roald Dahl was a terrible man but a truly brilliant author, genuinely.

Lots and lots of people disagree. I mean, he’s a twat, for sure, but he’s a very good Author

I know, I just personally don’t rate Roald Dahl. Never did as a child nor as an adult. I find him an author you are supposed to like.