Someone Like You
Someone Like You Offers a collection dark and sinister adult stories, in which, a wife serves a dish that baffles the police; a harmless bet suddenly becomes anything but; a curious machine reveals a horrifying truth about plants; and a man lies awake waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake...
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Someone Like You Offers a collection dark and sinister adult stories, in which, a wife serves a dish that baffles the police; a harmless bet suddenly becomes anything but; a curious machine reveals a horrifying truth about plants; and a man lies awake waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach. Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780241955703 (024195570X)
Publish date: October 10th 2011
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 355
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Classics,
Humor,
Comedy,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Horror,
Short Stories
I'm absolutely mystified at the high ratings for this book. I only picked it up to complete a challenge what a mistake. Well I'm not a fan of short stories but I have read and enjoyed many shorts over the years but this was definitely not one of the finer ones. I will say that the stories were wel...
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