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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

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Seven stories of fantasy and fun by the fantastic Roald Dahl.
The Boy Who Talked With Animals - in which a stranded sea turtle and a small boy have more in common than meets the eye.
The Hitchhiker - proves that in a pinch a professional pickpocket can be the perfect pal.
The Mildenhall Treasure - a true tale of fortune found and an opportunity lost.
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Hardcover, 240 pages

Published September 11th 2001 by Knopf Books for Young Readers (first published 1977)

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Jan 06, 2013 Rich Wong rated it 5 of 5 stars

Re-reading one of my all time favorite books or more accurately short stories by Road Dahl. While the story of Henry Sugar is far less known than James and the Giant Peach or Charile and the Chocolate Factory ... as much as I loved those stories growing up, its Henry Sugar that stuck with me the most. And despite having first read this over 30+ years ago, enjoy it just as much as an adult. Highly recommended

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Mar 05, 2011 Cristine rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is one of my favorite books for kids. I remember my Mom reading it to us as kids during our Cape Cod vacation. I read it with Hope, Gracie and Henry (he loves the name of the book). It is a great story about how people can change & has a metaphysical bent. Read it aloud to a kid.

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Mar 29, 2010 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

We just finished listening to this story on two CDs. Other reviewers mention other stories in this collection, but Henry Sugar is all that we got. It was shelved with other juvenile literature, and the picture on the cover looks humorous and inviting for kids, but it really did not turn out to be a kid's story at all. Not that it contained anything offensive or bad. However, a story about a rich, bored adult who wants to gamble and cheat at cards, men searching for yoga powers, and the documenta...more

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Aug 09, 2009 A.K. added it Recommends it for: insomniacs

Shelves: am-i-taking-crazy-pills-or-what, slipstream-n-spec, reviewed-by-yt

A book I tried to like. But I fell asleep, and then I died, because it was so boring. Don't think this doesn't make me feel black-hearted. Worse, I am now afraid to revisit all the Dahl for children I read as a child myself; sensing it may be akin to expecting Houdini and getting Criss Angel's PHENOMENON instead. That is, a visitation of soul-devouring disappointment. The simple prose and magical realism that is so, um, simple and magical and real in his work for young adults didn't translate. A...more

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Jan 13, 2009 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: juvenile-fiction, oldies-but-goodies

Didn't everyone try to learn to see through things using the flame trick like Henry Sugar?

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Sep 18, 2007 Rachelle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After falling in love with Dahl (via Matilda), I read this fantastic collection of short stories. A couple are actually written for adults but were tame enough to transfer well to a younger audience. The tales had such a profound effect on me that I remember them clearly to this day (despite not having read this collection since the umpteenth time when I was in my teens), and I still think fondly about one of them in particular on a regular basis. If I were to be trapped on a desert island with...more

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Jan 08, 2009 Gette added it · review of another edition

The Great Automatic Grammartizator and Other Stories[return]Paperback, 264 pages[return][return]The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More[return]Paperback, 213 pages[return][return]Roald Dahl[return]Published by Puffin Books[return][return][return]I recently developed a fascination for the works of Roald Dahl, perhaps years too late. But better late than never. I found the 2001 Puffin Books editions irresistible and decided that it's probably a good investment for my personal library.[retu...more The Great Automatic Grammartizator and Other Stories[return]Paperback, 264 pages[return][return]The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More[return]Paperback, 213 pages[return][return]Roald Dahl[return]Published by Puffin Books[return][return][return]I recently developed a fascination for the works of Roald Dahl, perhaps years too late. But better late than never. I found the 2001 Puffin Books editions irresistible and decided that it's probably a good investment for my personal library.[return][return]Both books in this column are aimed at teenage readers, but of course, older readers will likely also enjoy them. The number of stories in both volumes total up to 20. Because I'm feeling cheeky today, I'm going to talk about some of the stories but not specify which book it came from.[return][return]Unless it's really obvious... like The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.[return][return]In the beginning of his story, Henry Sugar is a rich and selfish man. His main concern in life is making sure that he stays wealthy. He stumbles upon a strange story in a friend's library, written by a doctor who interviewed an Indian who can see without using his eyes.[return][return]The doctor's story conveniently describes how the Indian achieved this, so Henry followed the instructions. Three years and three months passed before he perfected his yogi-inspired powers.[return][return]But something happened to Henry in that time. He no longer finds pleasure in casinos and the shallow pursuit of riches. Yet he possesses the skill to clean out any casino he chooses to play in. An incident with a policeman gave him an idea, and Henry sets out to do good.[return][return]It's also rather obvious which book The Great Automatic Grammartizator came from. [return][return]Adolph Knipe's invention, the great automatic computing engine, is a success but Knipe is feeling depressed. By night, he is a writer, and not a very successful one either.[return][return]When sent home by his boss Mr Bohlen for a well-deserved holiday, Knipe mourns his failure as a writer before hitting upon an idea. After spending all of his holiday thinking about it, he convinces Mr Bohlen to back him on this and invented what is virtually an automatic story writing engine, able to produce works depending on the target audience. [return][return]Any writer, especially those who've ever gotten a reject slip, could appreciate the wicked humour behind this piece.[return][return]Another one with wicked humour that made me laugh out loud ("LOL" to you Internet people) at the end is "Mrs Bixby and The Colonel's Coat". Mrs Bixby have been having an affair with someone only known to us as the Colonel. Her carefully concealed trips have been successful so far, until the Colonel gave her a luxurious mink coat.[return][return]There was no way Mrs Bixby will be able to explain this to her husband. She devises a plan on the way home and left the coat in a pawn shop. Upon returning home, she tells Mr Bixby that she found a pawn ticket in the taxi she took, and sent him off to collect. That's where the fun begins.[return][return]A story that I found particularly harrowing to read comes under the peaceful-sounding title of The Swan.[return][return]Precocious Peter Watson is unfortunate enough to be out in the woods birdwatching alone when local bullies Ernie and Raymond came along. They made him their captive and subjects him to the kind of cruelty we associate with people who grow up to become serial killers.[return][return]First, they tied Peter to the train tracks and let him believe that he'll be run over. Finally, they shot a swan, cut her wings off and tied them to Peter's arms. They made him climb a tree as high as he could go and made him jump. [return][return]The surprise came when Peter discovers that he is one of those souls whom bullies will never break.[return][return]Dahl delights with his humour, yet some stories contain a sensitivity that moved me. As an extra bonus, one of these books contain Dahl's account on how he got his luck break into writing, as well as his very first published piece. Both of these pieces offer a glimpse into how this surprising man accidentally became one of the greatest authors in modern literature.[return][return](2006)(less)

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Apr 24, 2013 Anne Killheffer rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved these short stories by Roald Dahl, but I think the publisher has made a mistake in marketing the collection to younger readers. Roald Dahl is dark, obviously, and kids love him -- his books are full of grim tragedy, unfairness, rotten adults, awful punishments and death.
But these stories are different. I believe most of them were written with an adult audience in mind. They have a different dark sensibility, closer to Hitchcock than to James and the Giant Peach, closer to Dahl's own ver...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Erika Johansen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, read-to-your-kids

This book has several Roald Dahl stories, all of them good in that particular Roald Dahl way. But the two I strongly recommend are The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and The Swan. Henry Sugar is about a rich dilettante who (slowly) learns to think about others beyond himself. I won't spoil by telling you how; better you find out for yourself. The transformation is wondrous.

The Swan, now...The Swan. There are rare times when you read something as a child and you remember it actually changing your...more

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Feb 17, 2013 Cleo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-books

I love this collection of short stories by Roald Dahl. From a boy who helps a giant turtle, a cunning hitchhiker, a man who can see with his eyes closed, and a luck plowman, these stories are all marvelous. Some of the stories are actually true, and the book also includes the story of how Roald Dahl became a writer. I love all the stories in this book, except one: "The Swan". It's not witty, it's not humorous, it's not sly. It's just sad, about two hooligans who have some fun at another boy's ex...more
I love this collection of short stories by Roald Dahl. From a boy who helps a giant turtle, a cunning hitchhiker, a man who can see with his eyes closed, and a luck plowman, these stories are all marvelous. Some of the stories are actually true, and the book also includes the story of how Roald Dahl became a writer. I love all the stories in this book, except one: "The Swan". It's not witty, it's not humorous, it's not sly. It's just sad, about two hooligans who have some fun at another boy's expense. I suppose the ending is supposed to be uplifting, but it just wasn't. There's so much killing, and brutality, and it's really quite scary. However, the rest of the stories are sheer genius.

One of my favorite stories is definitely "The Hitchhiker". It's really entertaining, and really funny, and really interesting too. It's one of those stories that are about defying an authority figure. In the case of Matilda, it's about defying the adults. Here, it's about defying the police. I think everyone likes to read about a little subversion now and then.

The title story is the longest, and also really good. Henry Sugar is a rich, sleazy, guy who's never done a day's work in his life. But then he discovers a little booklet, and teaches himself to see with his eyes closed. What's more, he can see through cards, so he wins every time at gambling. But will he use his power for personal gain, or for good? "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" is probably the most meaningful of the stories, with the most powerful lesson. It is really entertaining too.

"The Mildenhall Treasure" is actually a true story (I actually saw the treasure at the British Museum a few years ago). Roald Dahl interviewed Butcher, one of the people involved in the discovery, and composed a short piece on it, included here. "Lucky Break" is the story of how Roald Dahl became a writer. "A Piece of Cake" is the first piece he ever composed (no play on words intended). "The Boy Who Talked With Animals" is the story of...well, a boy who can talk with animals. All of these stories are amazing.

Roald Dahl, as well as being known for his children's books, is also known for his short stories. I'm planning to read them, in a whopping book of nearly 900 pages. I'm looking forward to it. I might also reread some of his children's books.

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Dec 02, 2012 Mert Düşünceli rated it 5 of 5 stars

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

Can you think of a man who can see with his eyes closed? The book I read was “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More” by the famous novelist Roald Dahl. In this adventure book, there are some people who have this psychic ability and one of them is our main character, Henry Sugar who loves gambling. In a short time period like 3 years, he improves his talent so much that he can see through the playing cards. Therefore, he...more Mert Düşünceli L9/4

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More

Can you think of a man who can see with his eyes closed? The book I read was “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More” by the famous novelist Roald Dahl. In this adventure book, there are some people who have this psychic ability and one of them is our main character, Henry Sugar who loves gambling. In a short time period like 3 years, he improves his talent so much that he can see through the playing cards. Therefore, he starts gaining money in casinos. When the owners of the casinos become suspicious, sometimes he needs to hide from the outside world or he needs to run away.

I recommend this book to everyone who wants to read a great adventure story and who wants to have lively imagination, who wants to see the interesting combination of a rare natural ability and the real world. I think that adults can read this book with joy as well as children. I chose this book, because of its author. Roald Dahl’s writing takes you from where you sit to other places you have never seen before and makes you friends with people you can’t meet normally. Actually, before I read this book I knew that Roald Dahl is one of the best story writers and I already read six of his books, but they were in Turkish. Therefore, I looked at the library catalog and found this book. I wanted to see if my thoughts about Roald Dahl have changed or not. Also, I wanted to have the feeling of reading the same author in different languages so that I can decide if the same author gives me similar feelings in different languages. Luckily, I had similar feelings towards the end.

I have really enjoyed reading the parts where Henry was reading the story of a circus member who has this awesome ability and how that circus member sold his show’s tickets by telling that “Doctors had bandaged my eyes with their different things, so it is 100 closed. Come and watch me tonight!” Reading this part was really fun. Also, I’m really happy that I didn’t have any parts that I found frustrating. However, if I were the author, I would try to add some more people in the story and there will be more conversation instead of narration. Other than these things, I liked this book very much. This book reminds me of Roald Dahl’s other books, for example “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator”. In these stories, there are some unusual things, but there is also the real world. Therefore, I think that they are similar in some ways. However, I think that “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More” is more suitable for adults rather than the Roald Dahl’s other books.

Although, he sometimes escapes from places like casinos, Henry Sugar gains a lot of money. However, he doesn’t care much about the money until he realizes what he can do with it. What will he do with it? Will he help people or will he act selfishly?
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Oct 24, 2012 Amy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: british, exclusive-of-bbc

Gave 3 stars, because I only read Henry Sugar's short story, if my memory serves (and yes, it should, because I'm only a teen now). These were written for an older audience than those children who gobbled up BFG, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & Matilda- either on video or by book. Obviously, these probably don't have a film adaptation so they might not be as well know- but the story of Henry Sugar was one my younger self enjoyed ;) Nicked when my Mum let my brother borrow it from the l...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Jenn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-it-before-the-kids, kids-to-read

I enjoyed the last part of this book much more than the first. In my opinion, this is really more of an adult/young adult read. I got it for my grade schooler, but think I'll wait until she's older.
The Boy Who Talked to Animals was short & somewhat disturbingly open-ended.
The Hitchhiker was quirky and fun.
The Mildenhall Treasure was fascinating! One of his only true stories- and a great lesson in consequences.
The Swan was despicable. I did not like one thing about it and was quite bothered b...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Anthony rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult-fiction, short-stories

I know Roald Dahl his children’s stories like “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”, and “James and the Giant Peach”. All of these books are filled with characters who experience extraordinarily impossible things which stoke the fires of the imagination.

“The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and Six More” is a collection of Dahl’s Short Stories that are aimed at an older audience. Whether it is a children’s novel or short stories for adults, Dahl has a penchant for writing the a...more

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Jan 12, 2012 Abi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: middle-grade-reads, short-story

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More is arranged in the proper order: it gets more and more amazing as you go through it. And, it is made of Dahl-spun wonderfulness throughout.

English language arts teachers and aspiring writers (or, "I wish I could be an aspiring writer..."s) should take note of Dahl's story "Lucky Break: How I Became a Writer," in which Dahl advises that writers "possess or...try to acquire" seven characteristics to become a fiction writer, including:

"3. You must hav...more

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Sep 10, 2011 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars

Remembering the joy of reading Road Dahl as a child, I felt very excited when I received ‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, And Six More’ as a birthday present. I read this book eagerly and was not disappointed. With seven short stories to capture the reader; including fiction and non-fiction, Roald Dahl once again writes with imagination, wit and intelligence. His use of description throughout these stories is spot on, enabling the reader to conjure some fantastic images. From a boy who can t...more

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Aug 02, 2010 Michael Fogleman rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: autodidactism2010, childhood, fiction, 2010

Re-read the main story but I read all of them as a kid. Was poking through the others and found this gem, from Lucky Break:

"Here are some of the qualities you should possess or should try to acquire if you wish to be fiction writer:

1. You should have a lively imagination.
2. You should be able to write well. By that I mean you should be able to make a scene come alive in the reader's mind. Not everybody has this ability. It is a gift, and you either have it or you don't.
3. You must have stamina....more

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Nov 20, 2012 Conor Jorgensen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 307-books

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More is compiled of seven short stories in which fantasy and reality are combined through the use of very unique characters. In The Boy Who Talked with Animals, a young boy becomes obsessed with a turtle that is stranded on the beach and talks to it to help it escape. In Piece of Cake, the narrator is a pilot flying over the Libyan Desert when his plane crashes. The rest of the story consists of the strange dreams he has while in the hospital. Lucky Bre...more

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Jul 31, 2011 Andy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, short-stories

This is another book which has sat on various shelves for many months now before finally being completed. The short stories (7 of them) are mainly directed at an older age group though touch on similar themes to his younger work. My copy has a different cover which doesn't appear here.

I've read 'The Hitch-hiker' before and enjoyed it, found 'The Swan' quite dark and disturbing (taking the bullying of his younger books to more dangerous regions). 'Henry Sugar' though felt a little disappointing....more

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May 02, 2010 Britt-goodie of newsieness is currently reading it · review of another edition

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Jan 04, 2011 Earline rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: addictive, short-stories, non-fiction, memoirs, juvenile

I'm not usually interested in non-fiction, even Roald Dahl admits he isn't either, but his three non-fiction short stories collected in this book will blow you away.

Out of the seven stories in this book, my favorites would have to be:

"The Hitchhiker" - Loved the ending! did not see it coming! Also the Tales of the Unexpected episode based on this story rawks! Check it out.

"The Mildenhall Treasure" - true story about the two ordinary men who found one of the biggest collections of Roman silver in...more

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May 03, 2013 Indah Threez Lestari rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: in-english

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Buku Roald Dahl yang satu ini memuat cerpen-cerpen Roald Dahl. Beberapa cerita terasa absurd, tapi hei, style-nya Roald Dahl kan memang begitu, tak usah dipikirkan masuk akal atau tidak, namanya juga dongeng :)

The Boy Who Talked with Animals berlokasi di Jamaika, berkisah tentang anak laki-laki delapan tahun yang menolong seekor penyu raksasa hasil tangkapan nelayan yang nasibnya hampir saja berakhir sebagai sup atau steak di restoran setempat. Keesokan harinya, anak itu lenyap dari ka...more

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Jul 25, 2009 jill rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Lani

Shelves: young-adult, short-story

Collection of 6 of Roald Dahl's stories, including three non-fiction works. Unsurprisingly, his non-fiction isn't as amazing as his fiction, but it's still pretty excellent. One of the non-fiction pieces is the story of how he became a writer, and Dahl says in it that he doesn't really like to write non-fiction because what he loves about writing is inventing stories. It reminds me of an Elie Wiesel quote that I love (and once considered getting as a tattoo): "God created Man because he loves st...more

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Jan 21, 2009 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 1993-and-before, age-ya, age-adult

I was quite surprised when I read this book, after reading all of Dahl's children's stories. The title suggests that these are happy wonder-filled stories. They are, however, written more for adults or at least teens. The title story involves a man who wanted to be able to cheat at cards by "seeing" through them, and goes off on a huge spiritual journey to study with a yogi to learn how to do this. There was another story about a boy who rides a sea turtle.

The story that sticks out most in my m...more

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Jun 04, 2008 baRbRa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: the-wee-bookworm

As you can tell, I loved - still love - Roald Dahl. This was one of my favorite books - one, because it's all short stories and two, I wanted to be Henry Sugar. I even tried the candle bit.

"A Piece of Cake" is also well-worth the read. It's autobiographical and if you've read Boy and his other books about himself, you'll enjoy it too. His life is almost unbelievable. Needless to say, I also wanted to be him too when I was young.

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Oct 19, 2011 Riadiani Marcelita rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Teenagers, everyone who loves good, imaginative literature

Recommended to Riadiani by: My English Literature teacher

Shelves: borrowed

This book is composed of seven superb stories by the master himself, Mister Roald Dahl. I would like to review the seven stories briefly...

The Boy Who Talked With Animals is a story about a boy who saved a captured giant turtle from being killed by fishermen and hotel tourists. This story took place in Jamaica, and from the view of a tourist who, despite being the narrator, seemed to be a passive character in the story. I personally like this story because of the unexpected ending. I didn't kno...more This book is composed of seven superb stories by the master himself, Mister Roald Dahl. I would like to review the seven stories briefly...

The Boy Who Talked With Animals is a story about a boy who saved a captured giant turtle from being killed by fishermen and hotel tourists. This story took place in Jamaica, and from the view of a tourist who, despite being the narrator, seemed to be a passive character in the story. I personally like this story because of the unexpected ending. I didn't know that the story would end like that. I read this in my Literature class and the story fascinated me. Reading this story was the one thing that made me borrow the whole book from my teacher, and I'm glad I did.

The Hitchhiker is about a man who found out that the man he had given a lift to is an "extraordinary" person. This short story is marvelous and smartly written. I read this first in eighth grade and it's one of those stories you don't forget about easily.

The Mildenhall Treasure is an interesting non-fiction story about how, one day, a simple plowman had found valuable Roman treasure while working in a field. The story tells of what happened to the treasure after it was found, and how it ended up being exposed to public, three years later. I find this story entertaining, although it is a work of non-fiction, and the ending, once again, just left me impressed. Mr. Dahl is able to make something factual and supposedly boring into a splendid and interesting piece of literature.

The Swan tells the story of an animal-loving boy who was tormented by two bullies. When the two bullies killed a swan, the boy was outraged, but the two bullies had something else planned for him. This story is, honestly, horrible to me. The two bullies were just unbelievably cruel, and it's hard to think that so many kids (teenagers, mostly) are so damaged nowadays. I feel lucky to grow up in a surrounding where there is nearly no act of bullying at all, where I can feel secure and don't have to be cautious and afraid when I step into school or when I go outside to play.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is about a wealthy man who found out how to see with his eyes closed. He then started to use his ability to win over money in casinos around the world. I find this story the most wonderful of all, so I think the title suits the story very much. Every bit of the story was just mind-blowing, and once you start reading it, you won't be able to put it down.

Lucky Break - How I Became A Writer is an extra that Mr. Dahl wrote about the journey of his life, and how he had stumbled into the world of fiction writing. I find this extra very inspiring. Writing fiction is my strongest passion in life, and I know I am still far from being a good one. What Mr. Dahl had written in this extra about fiction writing, and what it really is to be a writer, are valuable to me. I intend to copy this story down and reread it to encourage myself in becoming a better writer.

Last but not least, Piece of Cake is Mr. Dahl's first story, published in 1942 in the Saturday Evening Post. This story is the first of two non-fiction stories Mr. Dahl had ever written in his life (the other one being The Mildenhall Treasure). It tells the story of Mr. Dahl's adventure when he was in the Royal Air Force, and when his plane crashed somewhere in the Libyan desert.

All and all, this book is enthralling and beautiful. People of all ages would find this book enchanting. I strongly recommend it especially to teenagers like myself, who, as Dahl said in the opening of this book, "are going through that long and difficult metamorphosis when they are no longer children and have not yet become adults." Come on everyone, go pick up this book and start delving yourselves into the brilliant mind of Mr. Roald Dahl!(less)

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Sep 25, 2012 Dolly is currently reading it Recommends it for: parents reading with their children

Shelves: 2012, caribbean, childrens, ocean-seashore, english, short-stories

This is a wonderful collection of short stories, a collection of tales that could only come from the inimitable Roald Dahl. We read this book slowly, at most one story each night, and savored each one.

I loved that the third story featured a town in England that I have become quite familiar with - it's right outside of an airbase (aptly named RAF Mildenhall) that I've visited countless times and have stayed at for more than six months altogether. One of my favorite things to do when we go to Eng...more

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Jul 21, 2011 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: family-reading, 2011

We didn't read the "Six More" stories, we just listened to The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar. My 5 and 6 year old boys both found it interesting, and the reader was very good, especially with the Indian accent. Roald Dahl is a wonderful storyteller, but I just thought this was a little too adult for my younger children. I think it's better for kids a little older, maybe 8 or 9 and up. That being said, it was kind of interesting to teach my boys about gambling and casinos and they seemed to unde...more

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Apr 24, 2009 PurplyCookie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: short-stories, fantasy

If you could see with your eyes closed, how would you use your power? That’s what Henry has to decide in one of the seven stories in this extraordinary collection.

"The Boy Who Talked With Animals" >> Is about a young tourist boy at a beach resort who seeks to free a giant sea turtle which has been captured by the hotel management. This sounds like a children's story, but the characterization and the setting are quite adult.

"The Hitchhiker" >> Is an amusing tale about a British hitch...more

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May 21, 2010 Julie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I was really torn about giving this 3 or 4 stars. I loved two of the stories especially, but the others were a little more average. The whole collection really wasn't what I expected, after my many years of reading Dahl's books. Unlike his children's books (which is where this book is shelved), there are very few children involved and while the stories do have some whimsical elements they aren't nearly as fantastical as his books. I was trying to decide the whole time if I would have liked the s...more

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Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.

Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was Shot Down Over Libya. Today the story is published as "A Piece of Cake". The story, about his wartime a...more

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

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“For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.” — 9 people liked it

“And it was then I began to realize for the first time that there are two distinct sides to a writer of fiction. First, there is the side he displays to the public, that of an ordinary person like anyone else, a person who does ordinary things and speaks ordinary language. Second, there is the secret side, which comes out in him only after he has closed the door of his workroom and is completely alone. It is then that he slips into another world altogether, a world where his imagination takes over and he finds himself actually living in the places he is writing about at that moment. I myself, if you want to know, fall into a kind of trance, and everything around me disappears. I see only the point of my pencil moving over the paper, and quite often two hours go by as though they were a couple of seconds.” — 8 people liked it

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