Book description
The author's short stories have been bestsellers since the 50s and now their addictive air of suspense comes to audio in these ten brilliant stories.
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Why read it?
1 author picked Tales of the Unexpected as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The great children's author of MatildaĀ andĀ Willie WonkaĀ fame offers a glimpse into his deeply peculiar psyche and whimsical mixture of the comical and the grotesque. In this collection of wonderful stories, Roald Dahl has included colorful characters and bizarre situations only he couldĀ think up.Ā
My favorite is Lamb for the Slaughter,Ā where the answers to a copās death lie right under his colleagues' noses. This book is a perfect segue to Switch Bitch, a book as risque as they get, showcasing the range of the authorās literary oeuvre.Ā
Reading this book, one is left marveling atā¦
From Rohit's list on story collections with unexpected endings.
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