160 reviews for:

Tales of the Unexpected

Roald Dahl

4.0 AVERAGE

aaronlindsey's review against another edition

4.0

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A fun collection! I had no idea that Dahl wrote Lamb to the Slaughter! That's possibly my favorite Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode.
Many of the stories in this collection stand the test of time, but others do not. The endings to some are so predictable.
But my favorite, The Landlady, blew me away!

sve100's review against another edition

3.0

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Харесвам Дал, но разказите ми се видяха някак еднообразни на моменти. Освен това половината ги бях чела.

alysian_fields's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny medium-paced

priyarangan's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

meedogenlozegorilla's review against another edition

1.0

fast-paced

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letterlijk peop nicki aub wa doe je me aan 

somelatenightreading's review against another edition

4.0

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 Read in 2023: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

From Tales of the Unexpected
-Taste: ⭐️⭐️.5
-Lamb to the Slaughter: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Man from the South: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-My Lady Love, My Dove: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Dip in the Pool: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Galloping Foxley: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Skin: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Neck: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Nunc Dimittis: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Landlady: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-William and Mary: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Way Up to Heaven: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Parson's Pleasure: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Royal Jelly: ⭐️⭐️.5
-Edward the Conqueror: ⭐️⭐️
-The Sound Machine: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Georgy Porgy: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Hitchhiker: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Poison: ⭐️⭐️
-The Boy Who Talked with Animals: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Umbrella Man: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Genesis and Catastrophe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Butler: ⭐️⭐️

From More Tales Of The Unexpected
- Poison: ⭐️⭐️
- The Sound Machine: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Georgy Porgy: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Genesis and Catastrophe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Hitchhiker: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Umbrella Man: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Mr Botibol: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Vengeance Is Mine Inc.: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- The Butler: ⭐️⭐️

steg's review against another edition

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

amaignolia's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

somelatenightreading's review against another edition

4.0

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Read 2023: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

-Taste: ⭐️⭐️.5
-Lamb to the Slaughter: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Man from the South: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-My Lady Love, My Dove: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Dip in the Pool: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Galloping Foxley: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Skin: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Neck: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Nunc Dimittis: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Landlady: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-William and Mary: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Way Up to Heaven: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Parson's Pleasure: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Royal Jelly: ⭐️⭐️.5
-Edward the Conqueror: ⭐️⭐️
-The Sound Machine: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Georgy Porgy: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Hitchhiker: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Poison: ⭐️⭐️
-The Boy Who Talked with Animals: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Umbrella Man: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-Genesis and Catastrophe: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
-The Butler: ⭐️⭐️

whippycleric's review against another edition

3.5

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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As with a lot of sorry story collections this was a mixed bag. The writing style throughout was great and each story was easy to read. Given the title of the book and the aims of each story I feel it necessary to judge each by its ending and this where we find the mix. Some were a little predictable which were disappointing, some confusing and others confounding. Royal jelly and Mrs bixby were great, but not too surprising in their conclusion. William and Mary was particularly well done with a satisfying ending and neck was particularly disturbing. I'd love to read a whole novel of Dahls non children fiction if there is any, if not I'll pick up some more of his short stories in the future.