The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

and Six More

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Paperback, 234 pages

English language

Published 2011 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-241-95578-9
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OCLC Number:
751712477

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Seven tales of the bizarre and unexpected told by the grand master of the short story; Roald Dahl.

Enter a brilliant, sinister and wholly unpredictable world. Here you will find the suggestion of other-worldly goings on in a dark story about a swan and a boy, the surprising tale of a wealthy young wastrel who suddenly develops a remarkable new ability, and meet the hitchhiker whose light-fingers save the day.

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The wonderful story of Henry Sugar and six more

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Dahl is a great writer, and I grew up on his children books. Perhaps, that set the bar very high, and that's why the book didn't quite make it, for me. The stories are quirky and enjoyable, some more some less so, but didn't blow my mind. In a few instances, I'm afraid that the moral(ising) undertones that work fine in children stories were a bit too explicit for "adults". I enjoyed the two autobiographical pieces, Lucky Break and A Piece of Cake.

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