I enjoyed Dahl's memoir of his childhood. Except the parts about getting caned for tiny infractions at English boarding school. Ow! I've read little of his fiction, but liked his style here.
Roald Dahl's memoir of his childhood is deceptively simple and pastoral. As is also often the case in Dahl's fiction, a darker substrate is present as well. These include almost losing his nose in a motoring accident, stuffing his sister's fiance's pipe with goat droppings, and an incident with a de...
To this day I remember Dahl's descriptions of the candies he enjoyed and how, after an accident, his nose literally hung by a thread of skin from his face. People have a very visceral reaction this book, with good reason.
I don't have time to read grown up books at the moment so I'm rereading some children's books... But wait a minute, what the hell am I complaining about? It's Roald Dahl for crying out loud! Brilliant and the perfect story for where I am right now!
Dahl had an interesting life, which he recounts well in his various memoirs. The tonsillectomy without anesthesia scene will stay with me forever.Library copy.
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