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smitchy's review against another edition
4.0
I had never heard saki before and this collection of his works is an excellent introduction. A mix of society commentary, gothic horror and humour each story has a different feel. It reminded me a little of PG Wodehouse and Dorothy L. Sayers. Lots of social class commentary with occasional dashes of the macabre.
siria's review against another edition
4.0
These are all mostly short short stories—even in this very small Penguin edition, they average no more than about five or six pages each—but they are bitingly, blackly funny. All very Edwardian now, but still rather like an unholy union of Wodehouse and Wilde.
zoes_human's review
Just not my thing. It's the same problem I have with a lot of humor. The first couple of bits are funny, but then I get the feel for their style and there's no surprise. Surprise is at the heart of humor for me, so the stories just become tedious at that point. He is good at a clever turn of phrase, and if you like Wodehouse, you'll probably like him.
marystevens's review
3.0
When I was a teenager I loved HHMunro's stories about Clovis and Reginald. My sister had a mischievous dog named Clovis. Now it seems just too Edwardian. And Saki is such a misogynist!
fishface's review against another edition
4.0
The wittiness of these little anecdotally-styled stories brought a smile to my face. I am often reluctant to read older works due to my preconceptions of them being long-winded and boring, but this was both short and entertaining.
kellyd's review
4.0
An excellent collection of short stories, perfect to read in little bursts, full of British wit, daftness, and evil aunts.
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