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Kiss Kiss
346 pages
A deliciously wicked collection of tales where cozy domesticity masks grotesque secrets and sharp, shocking twists.
What it feels like
Reading this collection feels like sipping a perfectly brewed cup of tea only to realize, just as you swallow, that it has been laced with arsenic. The stories move at a brisk clip, drawing you into seemingly ordinary domestic scenes before peeling back the wallpaper to reveal the grotesque, the macabre, and the deeply cynical. The prose is crisp and polite, acting as the perfect foil for the delightfully wicked twists that lie in wait. It is an unsettling, dread-soaked, yet incredibly fun experience, tailor-made for readers who love dark humor, poetic justice, and the thrill of watching human nature at its absolute worst.
- Mood
- unsettling
- macabre
- deceptively cozy
- suspenseful
- Tone
- wry
- cynical
- mischievous
- detached
- darkly comedic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- poetic justice · domestic deception · the grotesque in the mundane · human cruelty · marital revenge
- The writing
- Crisp, elegant, and deceptively simple, lulling the reader into a false sense of security before delivering a wicked sting.
- The arc
- Moves from a false sense of polite, everyday normalcy into a sudden, delightful plunge of shock and grim satisfaction.
- Who it's for
- Readers who relish dark humor, psychological suspense, and the delicious thrill of a perfectly executed twist ending.
Content notes
- murder
- cannibalism
- animal cruelty
- medical horror
- domestic violence
About the book
Les histoires qu'invente Roald Dahl, on a envie, après les avoir lues, de courir les raconter à tout le monde. Comme si on les avait vécues ou rêvées soi-même. Au service de cette suite de situations plus ou moins macabres, Roald Dahl met une chatoyante érudition. Qu'il nous parle, juste le temps qu'il faut, de chirurgie, de meubles d'époque, d'apiculture, de musique, de métempsycose ou de braconnage, qu'il emprunte le style " cinéma " ou qu'il pastiche Voltaire, c'est toujours avec le même souci du détail, le même sérieux pince-sans-rire, le même humour noir déguisé. --back cover
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