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Beasts And Super-Beasts (1914)

by Saki(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1406542865 (ISBN13: 9781406542868)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Dodo Press

review 1: Man 1: I've just finished reading a collection of short stories by Hector Hugh Munro.Man 2: Saki?Man 1: Yes, they were.Such a reliable collection of pithy and fun stories that at times are verging on simply being elaborately set up one-liners. Each one follows on with metronomic regularity of pitch-perfect tone and style: a real pleasure to read. Perfect for easy consumption on a smartphone or e-reader as each one is basically five minutes of playful and wicked diversion.
review 2: At first I thought that this was rather flipant piece of liturature. However, I am now chocking that up to the fact that I had just finished reading the complete works of Anotn Chekhov, and the humorous shorts by Saki didn't seem to compare. BUT! After a few of them I think that ... moremy brain was able to switch gears and I became enthralled.The stories are quite silly and often poking fun at the British people of the time. Saki has an amazing way of giving the punchline with the last sentence, sometimes even the last word, that is really very impressive.The humor is somewhat dark, but always hilarious. less

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