Switch Bitch

Switch Bitch

1974 • 208 pages

Ratings7

Average rating3.3

15

Woah. If you've only ever read Roald Dahl's children books, this is a bit of a shocker. I suppose the title would give it away, but dang. They should put an R rating on this one, lest any young fans of the BFG or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory think they're in for tales of charming fantasy and adventure (vs lots of casual sex).

These 4 stories were non-nutritive & very dirty, but well-written and thoroughly entertaining. The characters portray well-charted but enjoyable tropes of wealthy English womanizers, but there is an appreciated sense of self-awareness from the author that makes all the nasty stuff funny instead of gross. The first two stores especially had hilarious and truly unexpected plot twists. The third story was lackluster, and the fourth was just okay. Overall, this book was a fun and quick read.

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