jueves, 3 de septiembre de 2020

'Roald Dhal: Collected stories'

 The book consists of a compilation of 51 stories written by Roald Dahl. Some of these are settled in Greece during the German invasion in the II world war. Other ones go by on urban stages or rural ones in England.

A strong point of these stories is that they have ironical twists. Some of them present antic whirls, like in “William and Mary”, and end with unexpected outcomes, like in “Genesis and catastrophe”. The work carried out by Dahl is to set a plot that relentlessly evolves towards an unexpected denouement. Another strong point of the book is Dahl’s style. It is precise and economic. No sentence left over. The book has, nevertheless, a weak point. The narration is shallow, so even often remains in the anecdote.
Although Dahl’s books are frequently for children, the stories contained in this one are addressed to an adult audience. They will appeal to those who are keen on popular British Literature.

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