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Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life by Roald Dahl |
As a collection of short stories, I didn't find this as satisfying as the others. Concentrating on country life and lacking for the most part the immediacy of the themes of sex and death, the stories come across as slightly knowing variations of Pop Larkin* escapades. Not that they are by any means bad but they do lack the cutting edge that distinguishes the best of his work. Dahl's contented post-war life shows through.
*H. E. Bates
(Clive Yelf - bwl 43 December 2007 ) |
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