A review by archeve
Deception by Roald Dahl

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked Lamb to the Slaughter (still iconic after five years) and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, but the rest were kind of forgettable to me. Well, I’m not sure what this says about me, but in my opinion, the most memorable parts other than these two stories were probably the pettiness in Vengeance Is Mine, Inc. and the delusional tendency in Mr. Botibol. I sort of expected more from Roald Dahl since I’ve only read his middle-grade books before, and his writing was very witty in those books, yet the writing in this book felt flat in comparison.