A review by gkcnoble
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

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

5.0

After reading Lamb to the Slaughter,  I won't ask my husband to “roast" dinner soon. Only Dahl could imagine such an absurd concept and morph it into a macabre, humorous crime story. Alfred Hitchcock fell in love with this dark, dreamlike story and adapted it into a film in 1958. 

Dahl digs deep into the protagonist's psyche with remarkable precision, resulting in a narrative that slowly gets you rooting for the criminal rather than the victim. And as for the crime weapon?
Well, the book's cover delivers the first and only clue. BTW: it's not a poisoned meal! 
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