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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I am.
Switch Bitch is my favourite, Kiss Kiss and then George's Marvellous Medicine."
I've never read any of his adult stories, I know there's four new short story anthologies of his adult work coming out soon though, they might work their way onto my birthday/Christmas lists though  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Boy. It was a route to real, but magical world.  "
I liked that too, I had the edition with Going Solo in too. Brilliant to see how his childhood shaped what he wrote |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I am.
Switch Bitch is my favourite, Kiss Kiss and then George's Marvellous Medicine.
I've never read any of his adult stories, I know there's four new short story anthologies of his adult work coming out soon though, they might work their way onto my birthday/Christmas lists though "
I saw some of them as Tales of the Unexpected first and then when I was old enough to get them out of the library I read them.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Danny, champion of the world
Charlie & the chocolate factor
BFG
Can't believe that people try to compare modern writers such as David Walliams to Dahl. There is a world of difference. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"oooh thanks I need to record that 
my favourite book is georges marvellous medicine
Erm... +1 at half 7
no way!...its Countryfile on BBC1 "
Thanks. I'll switch over and then pick this up at this point on +1.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've just finished reading Esio Trot with my daughter, having never read it before.
Wonderful."
They done a film/programme thing on it 2 Christmases ago, it was actually quite good considering some films ruin the original playwright |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Danny the Champion of the world - wanted to go poaching ever since!
Also if you can find it Pig - and don't read it to the kids.
Bought the set for my niece and nephew and it was really hard to give them up!
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've just finished reading Esio Trot with my daughter, having never read it before.
Wonderful.
They done a film/programme thing on it 2 Christmases ago, it was actually quite good considering some films ruin the original playwright"
I remember that
judi dench
dustin Hoffman
james corden...was really well done |
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"Danny the Champion of the world - wanted to go poaching ever since!
Also if you can find it Pig - and don't read it to the kids.
Bought the set for my niece and nephew and it was really hard to give them up!
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I originally bought the box set for my nephew. I had to buy another so I could keep one. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Danny the Champion of the world - wanted to go poaching ever since!
Also if you can find it Pig - and don't read it to the kids.
Bought the set for my niece and nephew and it was really hard to give them up!
I originally bought the box set for my nephew. I had to buy another so I could keep one. "
I was an idiot. They would have been happy with chocolate |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"BFG and The Witches for me.
Although I love all his stories. I have the complete collection of his children's novel, but still working on his adult stories. "
His adult stories can be pretty dark (from the little I've read), hit me totally out of the blue. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Me, starting up a book thread... no dying of shock now 
Who's watching it on 4? What's your favourite Dahl book? Mine are The Witches & Matilda."
Love revolting rhymes!!!
Georges marvellous medicine and esio trot |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"BFG and The Witches for me.
Although I love all his stories. I have the complete collection of his children's novel, but still working on his adult stories.
His adult stories can be pretty dark (from the little I've read), hit me totally out of the blue. "
For part of our GCSE English we read one of his adult ones, the lady who murders her hubby with the frozen lamb shank , can't remember what it's called!? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Not exactly a fair way of voting.... tortoise gets less than 3 mins and then only one min of voting.
Should have been a list up of all to start with.... although I recon the winner will be Danny! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"BFG and The Witches for me.
Although I love all his stories. I have the complete collection of his children's novel, but still working on his adult stories.
His adult stories can be pretty dark (from the little I've read), hit me totally out of the blue.
For part of our GCSE English we read one of his adult ones, the lady who murders her hubby with the frozen lamb shank , can't remember what it's called!?"
Sorry bossgirl-goodman I can't help you there. I'm terrible with names |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"Danny the Champion of the world - wanted to go poaching ever since!
Also if you can find it Pig - and don't read it to the kids.
Bought the set for my niece and nephew and it was really hard to give them up!
I originally bought the box set for my nephew. I had to buy another so I could keep one.
I was an idiot. They would have been happy with chocolate"
No, you did exactly the right thing. The gift of chocolate is always welcome but it's temporary. A gift of Roald Dahl lasts forever.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"BFG and The Witches for me.
Although I love all his stories. I have the complete collection of his children's novel, but still working on his adult stories.
His adult stories can be pretty dark (from the little I've read), hit me totally out of the blue.
For part of our GCSE English we read one of his adult ones, the lady who murders her hubby with the frozen lamb shank , can't remember what it's called!?"
Lamb to the Slaughter. It's such a good title and a really clever story.
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
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I think it depends how old you are. I can remember really liking "Boy" and "Going Solo", but I think I was much older then than when "Danny, Champion of the World" was my favourite book.
I liked "The Twits" and "Georges' Marvellous Medicine" as a kid but I really dislike them as an adult. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"BFG and The Witches for me.
Although I love all his stories. I have the complete collection of his children's novel, but still working on his adult stories.
His adult stories can be pretty dark (from the little I've read), hit me totally out of the blue.
For part of our GCSE English we read one of his adult ones, the lady who murders her hubby with the frozen lamb shank , can't remember what it's called!?
Sorry bossgirl-goodman I can't help you there. I'm terrible with names"
I can see hahaha |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"BFG and The Witches for me.
Although I love all his stories. I have the complete collection of his children's novel, but still working on his adult stories.
His adult stories can be pretty dark (from the little I've read), hit me totally out of the blue.
For part of our GCSE English we read one of his adult ones, the lady who murders her hubby with the frozen lamb shank , can't remember what it's called!?
Lamb to the Slaughter. It's such a good title and a really clever story.
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That's the one!.... |
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