No sabía con qué iba a encontrarme pero fue fácil de leer, incluso en otro idioma y me hizo reír bastante.
No voy a entrar en detalles porque para eso está la descripción pero pase un lindo rato.

Interesting to read, but more as an academic exercise than for any sort of literary pleasure.
I enjoy Roald Dahl's writing. I think this book marks the last of his books written for younger readers that I haven't read, and I am intending to progress to his adult fiction and read all of that, now that I have finished with this (if I can find the loose sequel anywhere, Sometime Never, I will be very happy). That being said, it is very obvious that this is his first work, and the hand of Disney is also very clear, too. It's not just in the illustrations - the very writing has a slightly saccharine taste to it, and none of the bitterness amor harshness of reality that characterises Dahl's famous work as much as nonsense words and child protagonists. It doesn't feel like it was genuinely him writing, or at least, that it wasn't exactly what he wanted to write down.
You can tell it's an author finding his feet, as some of the flair is there, but it hasn't developed into finesse and just isn't at the same level of quality of his other work. There are flashes of things to come: the suction boots of the gremlins and them living in trees is lifted directly from here into the Minpins; their poetry and that they say "wipple-scrumpet" reminds me of an early version of the Oompah-Loompahs. But why not re-use things, if they didn't come off so well the first time?
It's not a great read, but it's interesting to do so if you're a fan of Dahl, if only to see where he started (although, to be fair, A Piece of Cake is where he really started). Other than that, I probably wouldn't bother.

It is rare that anything by Roald Dahl disappoints a reader due to his masterful storytelling and superb understanding of both child and adult minds. However, this is one of Dahl's first stories; perhaps it's due to youth--or to the mutual lovefest described in the book's forward--but the dumbed-down taint of Disney's hackneyed approach to stories is spread thickly and liberally throughout this picture book.

The story of the Gremlins is disjointed by poor writing that flows like a backed-up toilet, and the entire book reads more like a rough summary sketch of the movie that was never made vs. a fully developed story.

Fans of Disney's work will be delighted to discover this book as it's in print for the first time, thanks to the efforts of Dark Horse publishing house. Dahl fans, on the other hand, will cry.

I'm sorry this never saw the light of day as a film!

Roald Dahl's first book; contains hints of his future style.

Although the artwork in this book is wonderful, the story is choppy. I did enjoy the forward in the book that gives a really nice background to the story. Read it once and move on.

Šo mazo un savdabīgo grāmatiņu, kas droši vien visinteresantākā ir no literatūras un 2. pasaules kara vēstures skatpunkta, uzgāju, pateicoties GR grupai. "Gremlini" ir pirmā Roalda Dāla grāmata bērniem, ko viņš uzraksta kara laikā, pats būdams pilots Karaliskajos gaisa spēkos. (Nākamā viņa bērnu grāmata iznāks tikai 60. gados.) Savukārt gremlini (un fifinellas) ir nevis viņa izdomāti, bet pilotu sadzīves folklorā radušies mazi un ragaini nejauceņi, kas atbildīgi par visādām nebūšanām, pazušanām un sabojātām mantām lidmašīnās un ap tām.

Dāls savā grāmatā rod skaidrojumu, kāpēc gremliniem ir tāda cemme tieši uz lidmašīnām. Turklāt vienam no pilotiem izdodas pārliecināt gremlinus sadarboties karā pret Vāciju.

Manās mājās gremlinu lomu lieliski izpilda manas pamatskolas laika ķīmijas skolotājas (vai viņas bērnu) izdomātie mazie, smirdīgie rūķīši. Man ir aizdomas, ka viņi ir gremlinu radinieki. Tikai diemžēl man ar viņiem pagaidām nav izdevies vienoties par sadarbību.

Ar gremliniem no 80. un 90. gadu filmām Dāla gremliniem ir visai nosacīta līdzība, bet ar kino vēsturi tie saistīti arī kā nerealizēts Disneja projekts, pateicoties kuram, šo grāmatiņu ilustrējuši Disneja mākslinieki.

At long last I got to read the book that brought Dahl and Disney together on the page, but never made it to the screen. It would be fascinating to see how the Disney Studios staff could have expanded on this rather short and jumpy book, especially since it already has the fantastic illustrations by Bill Justice.

The Gremlins was Roald Dahl's first foray into writing for children, and even though this isn't his most polished or cohesive work it still has enough charm and whimsy to be appealing beyond a historical standpoint. I have to admit that I would rate the book a bit lower without the lovely pencil and watercolor pictures, but since the book has been out of print for decades(with the exception of the brief 2006 reprint by Dark Horse Comics) and has never been accompanied by any other artist's pictures I think the studio artwork can be counted as an integral part of the book as it currently exists.

The Gremlins is not a fully fleshed-out story, but it's a cute little piece of the lighter side of WWII-era zeitgeist. The gremlins' backstory makes them sympathetic and gives them concrete motivations, while making the pilots' frustration with them equally understandable. I'm glad that Gremlin Gus and most of his fellows were finally brought to life in the Epic Mickey games, but it would have been just as much fun to see them in classic hand-drawn Disney animation.

Quirky mind of this author has given so much joy to children and adults.

A sly, semi-autobiographical commentary on post-traumatic stress disorder: an injured RAF pilot makes peace with his "gremlins".

This was okay, but I did find it a bit strange.
* A young pilot is flying when he sees a small creature on his wing with a drill drilling holes. The pilot has to do an emergency landing when the creature causes the engine to stop. The holes are mistaken for bullet holes, but the pilot explains that they were caused by a gremlin.
* The pilot's friends claim to never have heard of a gremlin, so one shows up and knocks over a glass of beer. The gremlins then start being a nuisance to all the pilots.
* The gremlins explain that they were living in a beautiful wood which was chopped down in order to build an aeroplane factory, so now they want revenge.
* The pilots come up with a way to train he gremlins to be helpful instead of a nuisance and eventually get the gremlins working for them for free, just for the fun of it.

2.5