Someone Like You - Roald Dahl Reviews
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Newest Review: ... the bet? A few stories on we come to one of my favourites; "A dip in the pool". Again the tale centres on a bet ... more
... and the extraordinary lengths one man will go to make sure he wins. Unfortunately for him he seems to have picked the wrong woman to witness the piece de résistance of his cunning plan, something he realises just that little bit too late. "Galloping Foxley" builds on a story of bullying and revenge while "Skin" examines what would happen if a world famous artist had used a mans back as a canvas and a tattooists needle as his brush - it seems some art fanatics will go to any lengths to have an origin...more
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by - written on 19/12/05 (Very useful, 739 readings)
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***Ignore the Cathy Kelly picture, not sure why it is there!*** Imagine my delight as I happened upon a Roald Dahl book I'd not read before, a collection of fifteen short stories written after the great man was injured during the second world war. Although bad for his army life that injury meant that he was transferred to a desk job where he saw out the war as assistant air attaché, it was here that Dahl got a taste for writing and after penning his first book - a series of stories recounting his time during the war - he turned his skills to other subjects and produced Someone like you. The first story - "Taste" - follows an upper class ... Read the complete review
by - written on 19/03/01, updated on 19/03/01 (Very useful, 2025 readings)
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On the front of my edition of this book, it says 'stories for those with broad minds and nerves of steel'. I couldn't have described this collection of stories any better myself, so there it is. Born in Llandaff, near Cardiff, in 1916 to Norwegian parents, late writer Roald Dahl is probably best known at the present time for his children's books including 'The Twits', 'Fantastic Mr Fox' and 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar'. Many of his children's books have been transferred to the screen, including 'James and the Giant Peach', 'The Witches', and the recent 'Matilda'. However, his short ... Read the complete review
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