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over a year ago
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Harry Potter. But I’m constantly re-listening to the audio books (my five month old baba is on his second sitting of them, and we just started the sixth one) so dunno if that counts.
The magic far away tree  |
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By *uryWhipMan
over a year ago
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I read so many as a kid its hard to remember. Rohld Dhal was my favourite. The start of James and the Giant Peach made me cry. Must have been about 7 or 8. Hada lot of He-Man and Transformers books. One book I've read time and time again since I was 15 is Mort by Terry Pratchett.
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The Hobbit was a favourite, and I had a beautiful hardback copy that also had Farmer Giles of Ham and the Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
I also loved Enid Blyton: famous 5, Mallory Towers, St Claire's, Mr Twiddle.
I loved the Mrs Pepperpot books by Alf Prøysen.
Roald Dahl and Spike Milligan were huge favourites.
Oh, absolute favourite for a while was The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner.
There were others! |
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Definitely Enid Blyton, esp the Faraway Tree  but most of all and above all others, Just William. God, I adored those books and reading them even now is so much fun, they're gorgeously written. I think Richmal Crompton is why I love PG Wodehouse, it's all in the prose, the beautifully crafted prose.
Oh and the Moomins just pure magic. |
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"I read so many as a kid its hard to remember. Rohld Dhal was my favourite. The start of James and the Giant Peach made me cry. Must have been about 7 or 8. Hada lot of He-Man and Transformers books. One book I've read time and time again since I was 15 is Mort by Terry Pratchett.
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Omg it's not just me that gets upset about James, thank you, hug xxx |
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By *uryWhipMan
over a year ago
Harringay |
"I read so many as a kid its hard to remember. Rohld Dhal was my favourite. The start of James and the Giant Peach made me cry. Must have been about 7 or 8. Hada lot of He-Man and Transformers books. One book I've read time and time again since I was 15 is Mort by Terry Pratchett.
Omg it's not just me that gets upset about James, thank you, hug xxx"
Unfortunately they way James was treated by his aunts hit a little too close home for me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The magic faraway tree.
Silver brumby
The dark is rising series.
Black beauty
The Jill books.
Any of the Pauline Thomson books.
I read a lot and still do.
Terry Pratchett's an all time favourite.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I read so many as a kid its hard to remember. Rohld Dhal was my favourite. The start of James and the Giant Peach made me cry. Must have been about 7 or 8. Hada lot of He-Man and Transformers books. One book I've read time and time again since I was 15 is Mort by Terry Pratchett.
Omg it's not just me that gets upset about James, thank you, hug xxx
Unfortunately they way James was treated by his aunts hit a little too close home for me. "
I started reading it to my son when he was about six and he got terribly upset and we had to stop. His books are often quite dark and he had a horrendous childhood himself. My favourite is without question Fantastic Mr Fox. |
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The Hobbit
Loved all the Dr Who books (the geek began early)
The Magician... such a good book! (Was a teen).
My fav though was one I read to my kids called The big fluffy wolf and three bad pigs. It’s hilarious |
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By *uryWhipMan
over a year ago
Harringay |
"I read so many as a kid its hard to remember. Rohld Dhal was my favourite. The start of James and the Giant Peach made me cry. Must have been about 7 or 8. Hada lot of He-Man and Transformers books. One book I've read time and time again since I was 15 is Mort by Terry Pratchett.
Omg it's not just me that gets upset about James, thank you, hug xxx
Unfortunately they way James was treated by his aunts hit a little too close home for me.
I started reading it to my son when he was about six and he got terribly upset and we had to stop. His books are often quite dark and he had a horrendous childhood himself. My favourite is without question Fantastic Mr Fox. "
Boggis, Bunce and Bean. One fat, one small one lean...That, the Magic Finger and Georges Marvelous Medicine are tough to choose between. Rik Mayle doing the latter on Jackanory is still as brillint today as it was 35 years ago. Some of my friends show it to their kids now on YouTube. |
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"I read so many as a kid its hard to remember. Rohld Dhal was my favourite. The start of James and the Giant Peach made me cry. Must have been about 7 or 8. Hada lot of He-Man and Transformers books. One book I've read time and time again since I was 15 is Mort by Terry Pratchett.
Omg it's not just me that gets upset about James, thank you, hug xxx
Unfortunately they way James was treated by his aunts hit a little too close home for me.
I started reading it to my son when he was about six and he got terribly upset and we had to stop. His books are often quite dark and he had a horrendous childhood himself. My favourite is without question Fantastic Mr Fox.
Boggis, Bunce and Bean. One fat, one small one lean...That, the Magic Finger and Georges Marvelous Medicine are tough to choose between. Rik Mayle doing the latter on Jackanory is still as brillint today as it was 35 years ago. Some of my friends show it to their kids now on YouTube. "
My son's dad and me did exactly that  he adores Rik Mayall which makes me very happy. |
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"I read so many as a kid its hard to remember. Rohld Dhal was my favourite. The start of James and the Giant Peach made me cry. Must have been about 7 or 8. Hada lot of He-Man and Transformers books. One book I've read time and time again since I was 15 is Mort by Terry Pratchett.
Omg it's not just me that gets upset about James, thank you, hug xxx
Unfortunately they way James was treated by his aunts hit a little too close home for me.
I started reading it to my son when he was about six and he got terribly upset and we had to stop. His books are often quite dark and he had a horrendous childhood himself. My favourite is without question Fantastic Mr Fox.
Boggis, Bunce and Bean. One fat, one small one lean...That, the Magic Finger and Georges Marvelous Medicine are tough to choose between. Rik Mayle doing the latter on Jackanory is still as brillint today as it was 35 years ago. Some of my friends show it to their kids now on YouTube.
My son's dad and me did exactly that he adores Rik Mayall which makes me very happy. "
I only ever saw it once on jackanory, the line that stuck in my brain was about George's gran, who had a mouth like a dogs bottom ! |
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"The Hobbit was a favourite, and I had a beautiful hardback copy that also had Farmer Giles of Ham and the Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
I also loved Enid Blyton: famous 5, Mallory Towers, St Claire's, Mr Twiddle.
I loved the Mrs Pepperpot books by Alf Prøysen.
Roald Dahl and Spike Milligan were huge favourites.
Oh, absolute favourite for a while was The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner.
There were others!"
I found some Mrs pepperpot books in a 2nd hand shop . So chuffed.. |
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"I used to love animal encyclopedias.
Pollyanna
The silver brumby series
Sweet valley high
Spot the dog "
Oh Sweet Valley High, whose main characters changed eye colour depending on their mood! I read dozens of those.
I loved the Trebizon books too. |
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"The Hobbit was a favourite, and I had a beautiful hardback copy that also had Farmer Giles of Ham and the Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
I also loved Enid Blyton: famous 5, Mallory Towers, St Claire's, Mr Twiddle.
I loved the Mrs Pepperpot books by Alf Prøysen.
Roald Dahl and Spike Milligan were huge favourites.
Oh, absolute favourite for a while was The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner.
There were others!
I found some Mrs pepperpot books in a 2nd hand shop . So chuffed.. "
I would be too! |
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"I used to love animal encyclopedias.
Pollyanna
The silver brumby series
Sweet valley high
Spot the dog
Oh Sweet Valley High, whose main characters changed eye colour depending on their mood! I read dozens of those.
I loved the Trebizon books too."
Me and my best friend in school were obsessed with sweet valley high. We'd give each other parents a row if they bought duplicates |
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Lotr, hobbit, silmarillion, shannara series, belgriad series, secret seven, HP, Eragon series, Darren Shan series....
also the rik Mayall jackanory is amazing have you ever seen the grim tales series he did? |
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By *uryWhipMan
over a year ago
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"Lotr, hobbit, silmarillion, shannara series, belgriad series, secret seven, HP, Eragon series, Darren Shan series....
also the rik Mayall jackanory is amazing have you ever seen the grim tales series he did? "
Think someone told me about but not seen it. My nickname is Grimm so thats probably why it came up in conversation. |
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"Lotr, hobbit, silmarillion, shannara series, belgriad series, secret seven, HP, Eragon series, Darren Shan series....
also the rik Mayall jackanory is amazing have you ever seen the grim tales series he did?
Think someone told me about but not seen it. My nickname is Grimm so thats probably why it came up in conversation. "
Watch them on YouTube they are great |
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"I used to love animal encyclopedias.
Pollyanna
The silver brumby series
Sweet valley high
Spot the dog
Oh Sweet Valley High, whose main characters changed eye colour depending on their mood! I read dozens of those.
I loved the Trebizon books too.
Me and my best friend in school were obsessed with sweet valley high. We'd give each other parents a row if they bought duplicates "
There were a few of us in school, but since I could read one of them in my lunch break I was always first person anyone would lend one to, because they knew they'd get it back really quickly! |
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"I remember my dear old Dad reading Jack London's amazing book "Call of the Wild" to me as a nipper. I still have a hankering to visit Alaska and The Yukon. Maybe one day...."
My dad read Winnie the Pooh better than anyone I've ever heard. Christopher Robin had a public schoolboy accent and kanga and roo had Australian accents. My mum can't read the last chapter of The House at Pooh Corner without crying and with my due to leave for university I'm starting to understand why. I suspect I've spent my life trying to find my way back to the hundred acre wood. |
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"Also the books where you had to choose what you done. Eg, if you entered the castle go to page 20, if you went looking for another way in go to page 39 x"
It was also a popular schoolboy hobby turning textbooks into those, usually leading to a picture of a massive dick on Jesus or a pair of boobs or smutty insult  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Books like mr men, Peter rabbit, Noddy, classic fairy tales, Winnie the Pooh, Dr Seuss stories etc always remind me of my childhood, I still read some of them now. |
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By *uryWhipMan
over a year ago
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"Also the books where you had to choose what you done. Eg, if you entered the castle go to page 20, if you went looking for another way in go to page 39 x"
I still play these books, Fighting Fantasy. I met Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone last year at a book signing. Got my copy of Warlock of Firetop Mountian signed and Ian's new one Assasins of Allansia. These guys were also responsible for Warhammer. |
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Flat Stanley
Mog the forgetful cat
Mrs Pepperpot
Charlottes Web
Lots of DrWho from our old library
Some Enid Blyton
All Roald Dahl
I read Bram Stokers Dracula when I was about 12
I read lots and lots when I was younger as the library was about 2 mins from my house, it was old and musty but I loved it in there  |
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"Definitely Enid Blyton, esp the Faraway Tree but most of all and above all others, Just William. God, I adored those books and reading them even now is so much fun, they're gorgeously written. I think Richmal Crompton is why I love PG Wodehouse, it's all in the prose, the beautifully crafted prose.
Oh and the Moomins just pure magic. "
Just William is still really funny |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Definitely Enid Blyton, esp the Faraway Tree but most of all and above all others, Just William. God, I adored those books and reading them even now is so much fun, they're gorgeously written. I think Richmal Crompton is why I love PG Wodehouse, it's all in the prose, the beautifully crafted prose.
Oh and the Moomins just pure magic.
Just William is still really funny"
His dad and his brother are absolutely hilarious. It's so wry and whimsical, I just love it. My mum and i often refer to my son as the young limb which is what William's mother's cook used to call him. Its not that far from Paddington really which I wasn't that sold on as a kid but rediscovered with my young limb |
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