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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unexpectedly dull,
This review is from: More Tales of the Unexpected (Paperback)
As a fan of Dahl and short stories I looked forward to reading this short collection but ultimately found it quite dull. 5 out of the 9 stories here have been printed in previous collections - "Poison", "The Sound Machine", "Georgy Porgy", "Genesis and Catastrophe", and "The Hitch-hiker" have all appeared in "Someone Like You", "Kiss Kiss" and "The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar". The 4 that haven't - "The Umbrella Man", "Mr Botibol", "Vengeance is Mine, Inc.", and "The Butler" - aren't that strong and didn't hold my attention.
I liked "Genesis and Catastrophe", a story about the birth of Adolf Hitler, and "The Hitch-hiker" a story about a skilful thief and a run in with the law, but otherwise the storytelling genius of Dahl was missing from the majority of this book. I'd suggest readers to pick up his other collections like "Someone Like You" for a good roundup of Roald Dahl's excellent short stories and skip this weak book.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Overpriced,
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This review is from: More Tales of the Unexpected (Paperback)
I should have done more research before ordering this book. Not only is it overpriced, in my opinion, for such a thin book, but several of the stories are also in "The Best of Roald Dahl."
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More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl (Paperback - January 31, 1980)
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