Chuyện Bí Ẩn Thường Ngày - Những Câu Chuyện Kỳ Lạ Nhất

by Paul Jennings

Những tác phẩm cùa Paul Jennings luôn được hàng triệu trẻ em trên thế giới say mê.

Những câu chuyện đặc sắc nhất được tuyển chọn trong bộ “Chuyện bí ẩn thường ngày” thêm một lần nữa minh chứng cho tài năng kể chuyện đặc biệt này.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Short Stories, Contemporary, Humor

468 pages, Paperback

First published October 30, 2006

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Paul Jennings was born in Heston near London, and at the age of 6 emigrated to Melbourne, Australia on a boat. He was on the boat for 5 weeks with his family. He attended Bentleigh West Primary School and Caulfield Grammar School.

After graduating from school, he went to Frankston Teachers College (now part of Monash University) and became a teacher. He taught students at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre, and the Royal Children's Hospital State School in Mount Eliza. He later went on to study at the Lincoln Institute of Health Science (now part of LaTrobe University) and became a speech pathologist, then worked as a Lecturer in Special Education at Burwood State College (now part of Deakin University). In 1979 he became Senior Lecturer in Language and Literature at Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education (now part of Deakin University).

In 1985, Jennings' first book of short stories, Unreal! was published, during which he worked as a lecturer and wrote part-time; in 1989, he made the decision to devote his full time to writing. Many of his short stories, published between 1985 and 1991, were also adapted into the first and second series of the popular Australian television show Round the Twist.

Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (2000).

Reviews

[Manuel Alfonseca · Rating 3 out of 5]

ENGLISH: This collection contains twenty six stories, selected from the weirdest in Jennings's previous collections. As I had read and reviewed fifteen of these before, I'll comment here the other eleven.

As usual, the stories I liked best were those where some information is hidden from the reader, who is surprised when that information is finally given. In "The ice maiden," not one, but two pieces of information are hidden. One of them is difficult to translate into other languages, for it depends on the ambiguity of the English language. In Spanish, for instance, it could be solved by using the word "pariente," although this word is less satisfactory than the word Jennings uses.

"Noseweed," about an obstinate grandfather and his obstinate grandson, is so absurd that it reminded me strongly of Münchhausen, where something similar happens to a stag.

ESPAÑOL: Esta colección contiene veintiséis cuentos, seleccionados entre los más raros de las colecciones anteriores de Jennings. Como ya había leído y comentado quince de ellos, hablaré aquí sobre los otros once.

Como es habitual, los cuentos que más me han gustado son aquellos en los que se oculta información al lector, por lo que este se sorprende cuando al final se le da esa información. En "La doncella de hielo", no se oculta una información, sino dos. Una de ellas es difícil de traducir a otros idiomas, ya que se basa en la ambigüedad de la lengua inglesa. En español, por ejemplo, podría resolverse usando la palabra "pariente", aunque sea menos satisfactoria que la que usa Jennings.

"Noseweed", sobre un abuelo obstinado y su nieto, tan obstinado como él, es tan absurdo que me recordó fuertemente a Münchhausen, donde algo parecido le sucede a un ciervo.

[Ghostly Writer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed these stories! There's nothing like going back and reading something that you haven't read for 7 years or more.

It sparked memories from my childhood, and made me remember the times where Paul Jennings' was the coolest author out there. (In Australia, of course).

I recommend that everybody reads this- even if you aren't Australian. This book to me is just one of the many iconic books in Australia. Although some of the themes or values have since advanced or since been replaced with others, this is still such a fun read!!!

[Natasha Findlay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I decided to read this book if short stories because I had read similar books buy Paul Jennings and my brothers had this in the house. The three stories I chose from this book was 'No is Yes' , 'Unhappily Ever After' and 'Frozen Stiff' I chose those three stories because the title sounded interesting.
The category On the bingo board I chose for this book was 'three poems or short stories from one anthology' I found this category interesting because there were so many anthologies to chose from and that you had to mention 3 stories you had read in it.
My favourite quote from the short story- No is Yes was ' dog is cat, tree is lamp post, ant is elephant and just for fun, boy is girl' I liked this quote because it showed how much Dr Scrape had messed his daughter up and how he has made all her vocabulary opposite of proper English. My favourite quote from the short story- Unhappily Ever After was ' BALD HEAD BROWN WENT TO TOWN, RIDING ON A PONY' ( it was written on a piece of paper) because it was funny and the note was mocking the principal. My favourite quote in the short story- Frozen Stiff was ' Jingle Bells was my best friend ' i like this quote because it was sad but funny at the same time that he would call a cow his best friend. Because they are all funny short stories I didn't learn anything from them. A character I found interesting in the short story- No is Yes was Linda Scrape because she had no knowledge of the outside world and she didn't know how to speak properly. A setting i found interesting from the short story- Unhappily Ever After was the sea that Mr. Brown was in because it made the world turn opposite and it made him see funny things. A character I found interesting from the short story- Frozen Stiff was Jack Thaw because he was very strange how he froze dead animals but I like the character because he helped out the main character in the story.

[Jodie Typn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truyện viết kiểu kì lạ dã man, nhưng vẫn cuốn hút đến tận dòng chót.

[Stepht · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would give it 5 star if it hasn't creeped the life out of me. Probably too long since I read his other short stories that was carefully selected and translated in Vietnamese in a series called "Daily misteries". I remembered the stories I read back then was funny, witty, a pinch of bizzare incident and always somewhat had a moral lesson.
I know this book just has a few of those stories from the series but damn reading in its the original language bring its weirdness to a whole new level.
I dont really remembered if I was ever uncomfortable reading it back then but now some stories really gave me the chills and uneasyness.
Overall great writing as always, 4/5 because I'm a little wuss :)

[Evedaser · Rating 4 out of 5]

in hindsight these stories are funny, intriguing and creative, and overall well-worth a read or two, but at the time (~8 years old) they were just traumatising. i couldn't get a glance of this book on the shelf without feeling sick for years

[Hardy Herrmann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am weird. I like this book because it is as weird as. If you are weird, read this book. If you are not, it’s not REALLY crazy so you should read it anyway.

[Debra Clewer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paul Jennings has been a popular middle-grade Australian author for at least two decades, probably more. My older daughter recently turned 34, and she loved his books when she was in years 5 & 6, as well as his TV series Around the Twist. This collection of short stories is quirky, and a lot of fun. I particularly liked Mousechap. Most of the stories are written in the first person, which makes it easy to get into the main character's head and life. Some of the stories would probably appear a little strange to children in this genre today, when he talks about getting the cane at school, and very angry teachers punishing the children. Regardless, I think children in the 10-12 age group would find them humorous, and identify with a number of the characters, especially those who have the opportunity to retaliate at the bullies. It's always good when the underdog has a victory. It's also a fun way to encourage those reluctant readers who may shy away from other types of books.

[Shada.El.Haouli · Rating 4 out of 5]

very good book

[Jade]

I like all the Paul Jennings books because he always thinks outside the box and puts a twist on all the story endings.

I love this book because it has got most of my favourite Paul Jennings stories!

[Kailin101 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny

[Ruks Rox2009]

interesting so far

[Aldo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this weird collection of totally weird stories. It is definitely worth considering.
Be ready for some serious weirdness!

[Conor Pettit]

Paul Jennings weirdest stories is a book based on short funny stories about people in awkward situations and finding it hard to get out of.

[Theusername · Rating 5 out of 5]

Địt mẹ mày!

[Tessa Binetti · Rating 3 out of 5]

This huge book with little stories in between is a alright book to read but I read it with my sister when we were little and the one with the dog gets me scared every time! All it was about 3.5/5

[Aly Zhang · Rating 4 out of 5]

I consider Paul Jennings to be the children's Chuck Palahniuk. Certainly this collection of bizarre stories is startlingly similar to the latter's short stories. Definitely worth a read.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really funny I so enjoyed it paul Jennings is such a good writer I loved it could not put any of his books down till they were finished and then I wanted more