Umbrella Man (Turtleback School & Library)

The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories | Roald Dahl

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It‘s been very busy this month, but Dahl‘s short stories are perfect for “dip in & out” reading! They‘re not difficult, and he‘s a genius at surprise endings. Sometimes his views towards women are not enlightened, though. I‘ll seek out more of his adult fiction.

I‘ve enjoyed #authoramonth this year! The only author I didn‘t finish anything of was VE Schwab (sorry) but enjoyed the experience of reading the rest. Thanks @Soubhiville for hosting.

erzascarletbookgasm The Dahl book I‘m reading has the short story The Great Automatic Grammatizator too! 5y

Soubhiville I‘m glad you‘ve enjoyed it! You read a lot for it! I hope you‘ll join us next year too. 5y

Soubhiville Logged 📚 5y

ValerieAndBooks @erzascarletbookgasm that short story in particular made me realize we are not that far off with that technology today, what with predictive text and all 😂 5y

ValerieAndBooks @Soubhiville I definitely plan to be part of the fun next year 😊. Thanks for it all! 5y

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fandom_hellspawn99

The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories | Roald Dahl

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I found this fascinating article on how literature could be affected in the future by artificial intelligence! I thought you guys would appreciate it the read 😄

Crazeedi AI is scary, and it's the future 5y

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jenniferw88

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories | Roald Dahl

#Umbrella #lilithjuly @Cinfhen @KarenUK

Unread but written by one of my favourite children's authors.

KarenUK Love Roald Dahl! Nice pick 👍💕 5y

erzascarletbookgasm 🙌 I picked this too! 5y

Cinfhen Still haven‘t read his adult stories but I have this collection compliments of @Simona

Skin and Other Stories

CaroPi Have you read his stories for adults. I love them 5y

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erzascarletbookgasm

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories | Roald Dahl

This collection of short stories is a good sampler of Dahl‘s writing, if you haven‘t read his adult stories. Interestingly dark, some end with unexpected twists, some sinister plots. The Umbrella Man touches on the gullible human nature, which involves a man with a brolly in London.

#lilithjuly #umbrella

KarenUK, Cinfhen

jen_the_scribe Roald Dahl's children's books were my favorite as a kid, didn't even know he wrote for adults too! 5y

Cinfhen Forgot all about #LilithJuly 😜I‘m engrossed with #Top6Reads 😂😂😂 5y

Jari-chan I didn't know about his adult books either! 😱 5y

KarenUK I love how dark and twisty his writing was.... even his kids books always have an edge... 5y

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Jee_HookedOnBookz

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories | Roald Dahl

I'm an #admirer of Roald Dahl's works - both children's and adult's stories. I think he's a literary genius!

#literarylove @vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

vkois88 Such a cute pic!! 6y

Jee_HookedOnBookz @vkois88 thank you, Tori! 😘 6y

MandellaL I love his adult stories. So creepy and strange- my favorite kind! 6y

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Jee_HookedOnBookz @MandellaL omg me too!!! I love it! I love how he plays with the imagination!! 6y

BiblioLitten Ah!! Me too💙💕💙 6y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💞💞💞 6y

Jee_HookedOnBookz @BiblioLitten 😘😘 6y

Jee_HookedOnBookz @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️ 6y

thebluestocking I love his stuff so much! I did an undergrad thesis on his adult short stories. But I love his children‘s stuff the most. 6y

Jee_HookedOnBookz @thebluestocking wowww a thesis on his adult short stories?? That must've been very interesting!! Did you have to study all his stories? And yes to his children's books... If only I could pick his brain! 6y

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Ye_Mighty_Andy_Spare

The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories | Roald Dahl

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Tales of people getting their comeuppance. For anyone who revels in watching 'instant karma' videos on youtube

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Ye_Mighty_Andy_Spare

The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories | Roald Dahl

One #countingbooks #one #roalddahl #thegreatautomaticgrammatizator

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hes7

Umbrella Man and Other Stories | Roald Dahl

Here‘s what I‘m considering for #LMPBC. Let me know what you think (especially if you‘ve read and/or definitely don‘t want to read any of them). I‘m having some trouble deciding.

LauraJ, Laughterhp, Ingerella

hes7

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel

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The Sea House: A Novel

Laughterhp I‘ve read the AJ Fikry and I just bought the Magician‘s Lie! I‘m not a huge fan of short stories, but it‘s Roald Dahl, so I feel like they‘d be good. The other 2 sound really good! 7y

Ingerella I've not read any so again, I'm up for anything. They are all totally different stories. 7y

knittedgnome I'm currently reading Mudbound and really enjoying it so far. 7y

LauraJ I haven‘t read any of these, so I‘m up for any. I‘ll get my choices up soon. 7y

BarbaraBB Mudbound has been on my tbr for ever, I would read that one! 7y

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hes7

Umbrella Man and Other Stories | Roald Dahl

I've had this collection of stories from Ronald Dahl since childhood, but I'm not sure if I've ever read it entirely. I guess I'll have to change that. ☔️ #TBR #EmojiNov

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LeahBergen His stories are SO good. ❤️ 7y

hes7 @LeahBergen Yay! I'm so excited now! 7y

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