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Sadistic Humor
This is a book that you will love or hate. Saki writes with a sadistic flair that both enthralls you and horrifies you. This book is not one story but many written about the so called rich upper class who went around England during the time Saki lived. Saki seems to take pleasure in putting the prideful and boastful rich in their places and making them squirm a little. There are other stories that show Saki's dark and sinister side. As an example I will give you a short run down of Srendi Vashtar. A sickly boy is living with his cousin and she is extremely cruel to him. She takes pleasure in depriving him of even the slightest happiness. The boy hides the few things that bring him happiness away from his cousin. These things consist of a chicken and a ferret in a cage. The boy hates his cousin so much that he even rejects her religion and makes up one of his own basing it on the ferret. He prays to the ferret for deliverance from his cousin, which he finally gets. I will not ruin the ending for you, but I will tell you it has a bloody and shocking ending. Saki also has stories with a twisted humor that is actually funny and pleasing to read. Overall I enjoyed this book and recommend it

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How Do You Look At Life?
This was a very good book. The stories were all eye catching and made your mind wonder. At first when I started to read the book, was was a little lost. The stories all have some kind of catch to them, and it takes a little while to figure out what Saki is trying to say. The way he embraces the plots of these stories makes you wonder where he is coming from. Personally, I started to wonder if Saki was trying to tell some of his life within these stories. To me, some of the stories resemble society and how people act towards each other. Saki makes fun of society and that really interested me. I liked how he used metaphores on the stories. These excititng twists made the stories even more enjoyable to read. Some of the stories made fun of the characters or at least one character, but it was not in a very subtle was, he made it kind of a secret. THe unique thing about these stories was the way that Saki put them together. He really made you look deeper into the stories to get the real meaning of them. I would definately suggest this book if you enjoy stories with twists and deep meanings.

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Laughing at Society
This is a very good book. I enjoyed the way that Saki uses animals to deface the way he feels about society. In many cases the animals use trickery to fool the people around them. In my opinion this story is a parallel to Saki's life. The animals represent how he felt and what he wanted to do in some instances, but society would not allow it. From a ferret god to a talking cat this book will make you think of how you feel about society and what you could do if society allowed it. The stories are exciting and I would recommend this book to anyone who is frustrated with the way society is.