Reviews

Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl

debzter2007's review against another edition

slow-paced

mslourens's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mindthebook's review

4.0

Den lilla meningen "Caravaggio and Soutine..." nånting i Coco Mellors Cleopatra & Frankenstein fick mig att tänka Soutine. Chaïm Soutine. Nästan som i novellen. Det ena ledde till det andra och inom kort hade jag Roald Dahls Skin i handen och Tamsin Greigs inläsning på Audible i hörlurarna.

Publicerades i New Yorker 1952. Filmatiserades för 'Tales of the Unexpected' med bl.a. en ung Derek Jacobi. Tycker mig minnas introt med de makabra spelkorten och musiken från tidig 80-tals-TV.

https://archive.org/details/TalesOfTheUnexpectedSeries2/Tales+of+the+Unexpected+-+202+-skin.avi

ccracknell's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

davidcottington's review against another edition

4.0

I LOVE reading Roald Dahl’s short stories.

ifollowedthatrabbit's review against another edition

4.0

Some of these short stories are quite spooky, others are more psychological, and others are full of suspense. My favourites are: "Lamb to the Slaughter", "Skin", "The Champion of the World", and "The Surgeon".

leslie_ann_thornton's review

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

suzi4213's review against another edition

4.0

Roald Dahl feels like childhood to me, so when I read the stories that he has written that are much more adult and dark and sinister, it's both awesome and kind of scary.

A few of these short stories are my favourites of all time. "Skin" and "Lamb to the Slaughter" are classic, ironic, and wonderful.

Some of the stories aren't quite as awesome as those two, but they are still enjoyable.

_crystal_'s review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

one of my fav books fr 

stephaniemason's review against another edition

3.0

3.5*! Such a distinct style but weird to read more adult tales