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Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl

hungerford's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

chrysoula_amv's review against another edition

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Have a few stories left will finish later if I pick this up now it will put me in a reading slump.

mad_house's review against another edition

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dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

michellevf22's review against another edition

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5.0

One of the strangest, most interesting collections of short stories out there. The last few paragraphs always promised a unpredictable twist, and each story was very memorable.

heathcliff's review against another edition

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2.0

reading this short story collection is like watching aquaria in that hershey's kiss outfit on the finale of rpdr season 10. you know there's going to be a twist at some point in the story, and it really kills the vibe anticipating the twist rather than having a story just *be*, you know?

i'm giving two stars for "the landlady", "the way up to heaven" and "pig".

also, this book is clearly a product of it's time or whatever, but oof the misogny jumped out. the female characters are grating, very grating, and it's definitely not because women are just like that - it's clearly just how dahl sees women (see: georgy porgy).

anacris's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ben009's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

vitaminvani's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

headingnorth's review against another edition

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4.0

My review is here.

salgalruns's review against another edition

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4.0

I had absolutely NO IDEA what to expect from this adult Roald Dahl book when I selected it to read for a challenge, other than he does an amazing amazing amazing job with characters. That part continued to hold true for this selection of short stories. Roald Dahl is capable of pulling in any sort of wicked characteristic that a person has and finds a way to emphasize that throughout his writing - it's genius.

The book is made up of 11 short stories, several of which were pretty twisted. I think I was most fond of "The Landlady" who is a seemingly sweet caretaker of a bed and breakfast, but has had view guests over the years, and all young men? Very psycho-ish. Other favorites included "William and Mary," "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Cat," and "The Champion of the World" (which is a condensed version of the story that would lead to [b:Danny the Champion of the World|6690|Danny the Champion of the World|Roald Dahl|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320498291s/6690.jpg|824600].

It was definitely a change in the weird-genre, but I loved it.