Tales of the Unexpected Audiobook

" Taken individually, most of these stories are pretty entertaining. As a group, however, they seem monotonously repetitive, with the same sort of "surprise" twist in each story. They really don't hold a candle to his childrens' books. "

" Another book I've read again and again and again. Short stories meant for adults. Not kids lit at all. "

" An interesting assortment of short stories - some creepy, all enjoyable. I loved the foray into adult literature from a writer who is perhaps best known for his children's stories. "

" More examples of the fantastically quirky endings that Dahl is famous for. Not his best but a good read nonetheless. "

" A very enjoyable book, although its better for that sporatic, bathroom or waiting for the doctor time. "

" Turns out this is a collection of short stories that appear in several other Roald Dahl books, like Skin, Switch Bitch, and the Umbrella Man. "

" Charming, as it should be. "

" I like this book it was grate I loved it. There is more than one store I could not forgot . : / "

" fabulous reading while backpacking in the wilderness :) entertaining, sometimes creepy "

" Eerily weird, in a very good way. "

" VERY adult-oriented short stories from the master of children's tales. "

" GREAT short stories by one of the best authors EVER. Love his dark little mind. "

" Brilliant. Funny. And yes, as the title suggests, every tale contained within has a very unexpected ending. What is so fantastic about Roald Dahl is that one rarely sees a repeat of a certain type of character. Everything is fresh! "

" This book seemed to appear in my bedroom from nowhere as a kid and I suppose it generated my interest and enjoyment of stories with good twists. Absolutely brilliant and although I read the collection several times, I want to read it all again. "

" Quentin Tarantino totally ripped this in Four Rooms! "

" I love the unexpected twists and turns in these stories. "

" imaginacion y aventura... juego de cartas "

" Roald Dahl is always spectacular. "

" Cuentos especiales con finales... inesperados! "

" Adore every single story in this. Creepy and fab to the nth. "

" I definitely need to go back and reread some of these stories. I just skimmed a couple as they all started to sound the same. But the ones I read in full were full on Dahl creepy. "