![]() ![]() His teachers would regularly get drunk once a week.ĭahl once imagines a woman he liked and seeing her pale shoulders and the curve of her neck while dancing.Īll in all, except for the fact that it was long, this collection of short stories was pretty enjoyable, especially how Dahl describes his stumbling into the world of writing. As a kid, his teachers and older classmates would beat him and his friends with rods.ĭahl and his characters do drink occasionally. Dahl recounts how he had to fight in a cramped, burning plane against Nazis, and some of the injuries he sustained. The Swan has violent content, as mentioned above. Henry gambles, and, by his own admission, does so dishonestly. This also has pickpockets (in The Hitchhiker). In The Swan, two bullies make little kids cuss their parents out, and actually tie one to an active train track and shoot his leg. This is not a book for kids, although he dedicates this book to young people everywhere. ![]() The stories included are: The Boy Who Talked with Animals, The Hitchhiker, The Mildenhall Treasure, The Swan, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Lucky Break, and A Piece of Cake. This book is a collection of seven short stories, some of which are fiction and others chronicles of Roald Dahl's life. Not for kids, but well-written and often amusing. ![]() The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl ![]()
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