I bought a book, The Roald Dahl Omnibus when I was in Singapore last April. It has more than a dozen short stories and I've read only the first three stories since buying the book.
Of the first three, "Lamb to the Slaughter" was my favorite. I really like how the Dahl is able to twist thing about. There's something sinister about his writing. Sinister and mysterious, but still in a believable way. Just like how in "Lamb of the Slaughter" I found myself sympathizing with the character though the character had committed a gruesome crime.
The fourth story, "Soldier" is about a soldier. :D
The narration is pretty deceptive I must say. It didn't dawn on me that the narrator and the character portrayed at the beginning were the same person. This soldier is unfortunately having some kind of post-war mental issues. Probably his experience had been so terrifying that it had blueprinted some sort of problem in his head. Ha, sometimes I wish that a force of such magnitude could happen to me. Preferably a force with an advantageous outcome.
Unlike the ending of "Lamb to the Slaughter," "Soldier" safely brought me back to reality. Not that the story won't be real if it didn't end the way it did, but Dahl cleverly rerouted my preconceived ending, which is good. Again, Dahl has a box of surprises for his readers.
Can't wait for my next story. :D
Of the first three, "Lamb to the Slaughter" was my favorite. I really like how the Dahl is able to twist thing about. There's something sinister about his writing. Sinister and mysterious, but still in a believable way. Just like how in "Lamb of the Slaughter" I found myself sympathizing with the character though the character had committed a gruesome crime.
The fourth story, "Soldier" is about a soldier. :D
The narration is pretty deceptive I must say. It didn't dawn on me that the narrator and the character portrayed at the beginning were the same person. This soldier is unfortunately having some kind of post-war mental issues. Probably his experience had been so terrifying that it had blueprinted some sort of problem in his head. Ha, sometimes I wish that a force of such magnitude could happen to me. Preferably a force with an advantageous outcome.
Unlike the ending of "Lamb to the Slaughter," "Soldier" safely brought me back to reality. Not that the story won't be real if it didn't end the way it did, but Dahl cleverly rerouted my preconceived ending, which is good. Again, Dahl has a box of surprises for his readers.
Can't wait for my next story. :D
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