Storyteller : The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl

from bookbrig

This is a great and detailed look at a fascinating author. My only quibble is that it is SO detailed. As in, every detail. ALL of them. Together. Which can be useful, but is also a bit of a slog to get though at times. It took me ages to finish, even though it was an interesting story, and I'm pr...

from emilyingreen

I'm over biographies of "great" men. Inspiring right up to the part where they start cheating on their wives.

from Lyndatrue

I always loved Dahl, and it was nice to see someone do him the justice he deserved. It covers it all, including his wartime service, and it was remarkable in the depth of research.

from jilyna

I am not normally a reader of biography, but I was very engaged by the story of this man's life and works... so much so that I acquired a book on the Scandinavian fairy tales that inspired him, and am now on the hunt for his adult short fiction.

from bunwat

Started out interested and enthusiastic, and then I just ground to a halt about halfway through under the weight of too much detail without enough of a purpose or through line. I know that people's lives don't actually have a plot, but biographers need to find something to pull the various bits a...