Kiss/Kiss
by Roald Dahl
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Read in June, 2008
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This is collection of some of Roald Dahl's short stories I bought several years ago while visiting a friend in Switzerland but never managed to complete.
The back states:
"ELEVEN DEVIOUS, SHOCKING STORIES FROM THE MASTER OF THE UNPREDICTABLE
What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband?
In th...more
The back states:
"ELEVEN DEVIOUS, SHOCKING STORIES FROM THE MASTER OF THE UNPREDICTABLE
What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband?
In th...more
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Read in May, 2007
Though this books of Dahl's short stories is missing some of my favorites (like the one about the eavesdropping card-playing couples and the one with the frozen leg of lamb), it has many of Dahl's best. From a father who feeds his baby enormous quantities of royal jelly, to a nervous hyper-punctual housewife who exacts a seemingly innocent revenge on her passive aggressive husband, these stories are twisted, surprising and never overdone. The stories have just the sort of Professor Plum, crackli...more
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Read in June, 2007
This is a fun read. This is my first experience with Roald Dahl since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and he is just as twisted and dark as expected. His stories are not that shocking by current standards, but I think at the time they were written they must have been. There aren't any likeable characters in any of the stories - even ones you think are okay end up having something upsetting about them. I think Roald is a rather cynical dude - a "people are inherently bad" kind of guy...more
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Read in January, 2006
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My most favorite story on this -Dahl's 1962- was Genesis and Catastrophe: A True Story. The true story about a Germanic woman who has just given birth, a son. Her three childern previously have died. Her baby boy was small and frail. She were praying every nights .. Oh God, he must live, he must ... he must... he must live! Yeah, the baby boy survived and became a famous man. Aha, her son's name is ADOLF HITLER. The story was adapted into a short film in 2000 by germanic director.
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Read in March, 2006
Roald Dahl's short stories for adults are amazing, terrifying, creepy, disturbing, sexy, disgusting, morally bankrupt, and well-written. It's an entirely different side of the children's author, one that doesn't get enough exposure. I mean, I'd hate to traumatize children with this writing, but for adults who grew up with Roald Dahl's books, this is a foray into something strange and disturbing and weirdly fun to read.
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Read in September, 2007
roald dahl turns on the bitter, twisted eccentricity he's famous for. littered with greedy and vengeful characters of a mostly domestic england, the twist at the end of the tale is the classic dahl signature. many of these stories fueled the tv series 'tales of the unexpected' and from memory the series did great justice to the brooding menace and bitter ironies that steep these vignettes.
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Read in June, 2006
This book is hilarious. Roald Dahl produced a wonderful combination of creepy, witty, strange, dark, sad and funny for these stories. I absolutely loved most of them. I grew up adoring his fiction for children (Danny the Champion of the World, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, etc.) and I find that his characters, irony and dark humor translate well into adult fiction.
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Another masterpiece of the adult writings of Roald Dahl. Loved the story about the jelly... oh heck, I love 'em all. Lots of twists and suspense, which is quite frightening since the author is also known as a children's book author. Well I guess people do have dark sides. Just never thought Mr. Dahl's is darker than anyone's. Loved this book, loved Roald Dahl. Forever.
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A short story book with twists and turns. If you only know Roald Dahl from his children's books (which are fantastic, esp. The Twits) then you are missing out. Often sexual in nature and usually a bit twisted his short story books are great. The only reason I didn't give either of them 5 stars is that there was 1 story in each that kind of lost touch for me.
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Read in January, 2008
Lots of fun, weird and creepy stories in this one. I was pleasantly suprised that I had heard man of these stories before on podcasts of Olde-Tyme radio. Some of the twilight zone-ish stories made me chuckle with delight. Good fun stuff.
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Read in May, 2007
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any JET
If you have a lot of random spurts of freedom (as I had) this book is perfect. Captivating short stories, perfect for ten to fifteen minute gaps in your day. Each story is very entertaining, if not a little disturbing in its own way.
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Read in March, 2008
Some of the stories are brilliant, like the brain-eyeball husband but others made me a little sick, particularly the vegetarian boy one. All stories are pretty twisted, makes charlie and the chocolate factory seem disney.
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very twisted, very surprising, and very adult- dahl's adult short stories have always been a guilty pleasure for me. i read most of them about 14 years ago and i still remember some of the stories with a shudder.
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Read in January, 1999
This small collection of Roald Dahl's adult stories is highly entertaining. I recommend it to all. You can find more of these stories in other collections, but this should be a good way to start.
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Read in February, 2008
His adult stories are macabre but painfully addicting. Don't read it if your prone to panic attacks or live alone. Ha Ha. And if you like it you can get his complete short story anthology.
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I still love this book and was so stoked to find an original copy years ago at a garage sale. It has been well read and is so reminiscent to me of Edgar Allen Poe in its macarbe.
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Read in August, 2008
I really liked "The Landlady". The rest are fun reading more or less, but generally I think Dahl is more successful in his stories for children.
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One of the best books of short stories I've read in a long time. Dahl leaves you questioning the end of the story every time.
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totally not what I expected, given the wit of his children's books. it just was unsatifying.
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Read in January, 2005
all stories with a twist until you start predicting the twist.
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