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Adventures in the Skin Trade, by Dylan Thomas

guinness74's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm certain that Dylan Thomas is a wonderful poet and that his genius is held in high regard by those who study and appreciate that sort of thing. However, this collection of stories was at times incomprehensible to the point of being a stultifying slog through a book that should have been a much quicker read. Don't get me wrong. Some of the stories are good and impressively crafted, but others remind me of boilerplate text meant only to serve as a placeholder for real sentences. Maybe I should try his poetry.

micaelamariem's review against another edition

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1.0

Maybe I have no patience for short stories, especially ones from the early 1900s that talk of virgins and “loose women.” I did like the story “The Tree” though.

jenniferworrell's review against another edition

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2.0

There were some hilarious jokes and colorful characters getting into amusing situations, but wow...the inconsequential dialogue was hard to take. The whole book was a head scratcher.
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