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Horror

Kiss Kiss

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  • 1960 first published
  • 255 pages
  • ★ 4.7 (6 ratings)
  • 39 editions
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Kiss Kiss is a 1960 horror novel by Roald Dahl. The story is set in Eton College and Cambridge. Characters include Lexington, Aunt Glosspan and Mr. Zuckermann. Readers will find themes of Macabre, diners, Cannibalism and Weihnachtsbaum.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 104 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 39 editions across 6 languages.

It runs to roughly 255 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Kiss Kiss

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Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Characters

  • Claud
  • Edward
  • Louisa
  • Lexington
  • Aunt Glosspan
  • Mr. Zuckermann
  • Antonio Vivaldi
  • Robert Schumann
  • Franz Liszt
  • Johannes Brahm

Subjects

  • Macabre
  • Diners
  • Cannibalism
  • Weihnachtsbaum
  • Kinderszenen
  • Reincarnation
  • Cats
  • Austrian Germans
  • Doctors
  • Midwives
  • English nursery rhymes
  • Neurosis
  • Celibacy
  • Vicars
  • Spinsters
  • Sexual repression

Quick answers

Who wrote Kiss Kiss?

Kiss Kiss was written by Roald Dahl and first published in 1960.

What genre is Kiss Kiss?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Kiss Kiss?

The median edition has 255 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Kiss Kiss?

Readers who like it often enjoy Ghost Stories, Spawn and Hi No Tori.

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