Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780345302236ISBN:0345302230
Description: Very good. 1983; Mass Market Paperback; No notes/hiliting; Clean pages; Cover corner crease; Lightly edgeworn cover; No dog-ears; Strong binding. read more
Edition: Reprint.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780394494739ISBN:0394494733
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 190 p. Audience: General/trade. Pages and binding like new except dust, title and publ. pages have water stains and bottoms of pg 11-29 have very like water stains. Cover excellent, no creases or scrapes. "A pleasure, " NY Times. "Work of a master storyteller, " Los Angeles Times. "A hell of a lot of fun, " Washington Post. "Creepy, horrible, diabolical, " Miami Herald. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf, New York
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780394494739ISBN:0394494733
Description: First U.S. Edition. Hardcover, very good condition (owner blind-stamp) in like dust jacket (short tear). [Stories, adult] ISBN 394494733. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780394494739ISBN:0394494733
Description: Very Good in Good dust jacket; All pages and binding are intact. Book may have normal shelf wear with some writing inside. All books shipped from a smoke free home in Michigan. 0394494733. 210 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Date Published: 1974-09
ISBN-13:9780394494739ISBN:0394494733
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. *** Hardcover in Very Good condition. Binding tight, pages clean. No previous owner names. Light fading to spine. Pages uncut. *** read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1974
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good copy in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, now in a protective mylar cover. "First Edition" stated on the copyright page, the year 1974 stated below the publisher name on the title page. Previous owner's name and date on front end paper. read more
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very Good/Very Good 1st US edition in a price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket shows a bit of wear at the head and tail of the spine and some rubbing at the extremities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin, Harmondsworth U. K
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780140041798ISBN:0140041796
Description: Good. EXCELLENT value for money and ready for dispatch. Delivery usually within 3/5 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
"I love Dahl's adult stories as much as his children's literature. Just be warned that there is one chapter in particular that made me feel a little squirmy. Call me up and I'll tell you which one to skip. But it's a great read."
"An enjoyable enough collection of four stories from the beloved children's author. My fellow book club companion makes a good point about how people traditionally good at entertaining children, somehow always end up being perverts (Paul Reubens, aka Pee-Wee, makes a prime example). Roald Dahl adds fuel to this fire by offering up these stories about sex, betrayal, and chauvinism.
Most of the stories seem like extended dirty jokes. However, they also come off incredibly quaint. Often when the narrative reaches the point of actual intercourse, Dahl makes some silly comment about refraining from the details, acting as a literary hand over the eyes. The one exception, and the story that seemed most incongruous out of the bunch, was "the Last Act." This story is much darker in tone, and takes on the adult theme of suicide in addition to sex."
"Disgustingly sexist, yet wonderfully tongue-in-cheek about it. I read it on the toilet most of the time. Always fun to read about sexual desires while in the bathroom."
"Roald Dahl knew how to tie knots in your throat, grip your stomach and surprise you with unconventional twist. Switch Bitch is Dahl's alternate side. With it's uncanny plots, disturbing images and macabre humor, Switch Bitch is Dahl's at he's best."
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