Amy 's review of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl
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. Am I dead inside from too much existentialism and preservative-laden meats? I don't know. I don't think I'm wrong. I hate Christmas too.
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