A haunting, disturbing and unsettling book. These short stories with their focus on mortality and loneliness were written during the war by a serving pilot who had survived a bad crash and seem to be Dahl's way of recording his own fears and night-time terrors. I can only imagine the shock of recognition that must have hit any reader who shared those experiences. I couldn't put this down and read it in a single sitting.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 43 December 2007 ) |
