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andreasvb's review against another edition
3.0
Et interessant møde møde med en ret speciel forfatter, der har momenter af genistreger og virkelig sjove replikker og karakterer. De fleste af novellerne i denne samling mindede mig om Oscar Wilde, i deres dybt sarkastiske humor. Den gennemgående karakter i de fleste af historierne, Clovis, var genial, og kom ofte med nogle meget uventede og humoristiske kommentarer, som man kom til at holde meget af. Virkelig sjovt at holde ham på kanten af den egentlige handling, og aldrig gøre ham central for handlingen.
Novellen "Sredni Vashtar" var hovedgrunden til at jeg kom på sporet af Saki, og det var også højdepunktet. Den er virkelig stærk, og resten af samlingen kommer desværre ikke helt derop. Mine højdepunkter var:
Tobermory
The Background
Sredni Vashtar
The Music on the Hill
The Peace of Mowsle Barton
The Hounds of Fate
Novellen "Sredni Vashtar" var hovedgrunden til at jeg kom på sporet af Saki, og det var også højdepunktet. Den er virkelig stærk, og resten af samlingen kommer desværre ikke helt derop. Mine højdepunkter var:
Tobermory
The Background
Sredni Vashtar
The Music on the Hill
The Peace of Mowsle Barton
The Hounds of Fate
igru23's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
kitsuneheart's review against another edition
4.0
Clovis is the spiritual successor to Saki's well-loved Reginald character. He's a bit more of a prankster than a simple snarker than Reginald, but there's plenty of deadpan humor in the stories which feature him.
It's actually the stories not about Clovis that I find most interesting in this collection. In particular, I enjoy "Srendi Vashtar," about a boy whom turns a pet ferret into his own private and bloodthirsty god. It's dark and vibrant and terrible. "Filboid Studge" is good for anyone rolling their eyes at the current trend of superfoods. And "Esme" is good for a mix of absurdity and light gore. And all these stories poke fun at the social mores of early 20th century England.
This story is in the public domain. I particularly encourage potential readers to check out the free audio production available from Librivox.
It's actually the stories not about Clovis that I find most interesting in this collection. In particular, I enjoy "Srendi Vashtar," about a boy whom turns a pet ferret into his own private and bloodthirsty god. It's dark and vibrant and terrible. "Filboid Studge" is good for anyone rolling their eyes at the current trend of superfoods. And "Esme" is good for a mix of absurdity and light gore. And all these stories poke fun at the social mores of early 20th century England.
This story is in the public domain. I particularly encourage potential readers to check out the free audio production available from Librivox.
polyhy_14's review against another edition
4.0
Beautifully written collection of short stories - witty, quirky and sometimes downright bizarre. Often made me laugh out loud. Highly recommended.
slferg's review against another edition
4.0
Most of the stories were amusing, but there were several that are kind of creepy. But even the creepy are good stories - just creepy.
robin_go's review against another edition
2.0
A collection with a schoolboy-like appetite for the grisly, leading to stories with the most overly-macabre of endings. Often tasteless and shocking. Perhaps, most disturbingly, you darkly suspect the author is sniggering into his school jumper at our shock and discomfort (and that of his characters).
Lots of Wodehouse-type eccentrics but with interests in hunting and overt racism that makes the collection difficult to read. There are redeeming features - I liked some of the set-ups, Clovis' prankish impudence and the times it was being irreverent and not just downright grotesque for shocks.
Lots of Wodehouse-type eccentrics but with interests in hunting and overt racism that makes the collection difficult to read. There are redeeming features - I liked some of the set-ups, Clovis' prankish impudence and the times it was being irreverent and not just downright grotesque for shocks.
mlindner's review against another edition
5.0
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Decidedly wicked and wickedly funny.
Decidedly wicked and wickedly funny.