Lamb To The Slaughter
My rating out of 10 for this book is 6/10, partially because it is a bit silly, but also because one of the characters in the story is deceitful.
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I personally enjoyed the story "The Lamb to the Slaughter", because it was funny, but at the same time had suspense involved. I also found it humorous the way Mrs Maloney killed her husband and then acted as though everything was normal and then tricked the police officers to eat the leg of lamb that she used to kill her husband. At the same time, the story made me feel irritated and annoyed. The author achieved this by making the lady kill her husband and still be witty and intelligent enough able to be deceitful and pretend to be happy and then make a big scene and force the evidence to be destroyed. I felt a bit angry, because I don't like the part where lying is involved. I don't think it is a bad story, but just a little bit wrong. In my opinion I think it is just above average.
A Bit About Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Wales on September 13th 1916. Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, gaining the status of “Flying Ace” and “Intelligence Agent”. He became famous in the early 1940’s with novels for both children and adults. With this, he became one of the world's bestselling authors. His short stories were known for their unexpected and sudden endings and his children’s books for their tough and dark humour. Some of his famous works are:
- James and the Giant Peach
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Fantastic Mr Fox
- Matilda
- The Witches
- The BFG