The Wonderful World of Roald Dahl

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is a book by Roald Dahl containing six short stories, three of which are non-fiction. This book is more directed towards older readers than children, but I still think some stories would be an inspiration for children to read.
 The stories were really interesting, my favourite fiction story was The Boy Who Talked with Animals, but The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar was a close second. The title story in this book is about a rich, old man who decides to dedicate his mind to make more money and the changes (unexpected ones) he feels as he works harder and harder. The last story, a non-fiction one, called A Piece of Cake, is the first story Dahl ever wrote.

I have always been a big Roald Dahl fan and am planning on reading all his adult books. I just loved his non-fiction story Lucky Break, it was such an inspiring and lovely story to read, about how life isn't defined for anyone and how a conversation with one person can change your life so drastically. There are also some facts about Dahl's life that would be shocking to read, but that was how life was back then (school stories similar to Boy, if anyone read that).
I recommend this to all Road Dahl readers and would love to hear your thoughts, and what your favourite stories were.

Rating: 4/5

Favourite quote: “The secret of life', he said, 'is to become very very good at somethin' that's very very 'ard to do.”