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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

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.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

James and the Giant Peach, The Twits and Matilda.

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By *ackDMissMorganCouple
over a year ago

Halifax

Georges marvellous medicine and Danny champion of the world.

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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The Witches

Charlie and the chocolate factory

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bfg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

oooh thanks I need to record that

my favourite book is georges marvellous medicine

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"oooh thanks I need to record that

my favourite book is georges marvellous medicine

Erm... +1 at half 7

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I am.

Switch Bitch is my favourite, Kiss Kiss and then George's Marvellous Medicine.

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By *rotiquexxxMan
over a year ago

Unquenchable Desires

Something about Goldilocks whipping a pistol from her knickers

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"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 *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Boy. It was a route to real, but magical world.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Witches and George's Marvellous Medicine! Love Roald Dahl

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"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

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"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

Danny Champion of the world. Still the only children's book I own as an adult

Ben x

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Boy. It was a route to real, but magical world.

Boy is very good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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 *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

The Witches.

It was one of my favourite books as a child.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just finished reading Esio Trot with my daughter, having never read it before.

Wonderful.

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By *ewels74Woman
over a year ago

Dundee/Angus/Blackpool

The ones I remember reading often and enjoyed

Charlie and the chocolate factory,

James and the giant peach,big and Danny champion of the world

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"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)
over a year ago

Esiotrot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Charlie and the cholocate factory and and the glass elevator for me. Still own all my Ronald Dahl books from childhood ready if I have children.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

George's Marvellous Medicine - but purely because of the life that Rik Mayall put into it on Jackanory... golden moment.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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)
over a year ago

I love James and the giant peach and Matilda.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Twits for me

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

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.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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)
over a year ago

1 Matilda

2 Danny the champion of the workd

3 Charlie and the chocolate factory

He has soo many good hooks though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like the films

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By *edangel_2013Woman
over a year ago

southend

"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.

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales

The Bfg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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)
over a year ago

I can't choose.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fantastic Mr Fox

The bfg

The twits

James and the giant peach....

...I could go on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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)
over a year ago

Just put it on to record

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"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)
over a year ago

"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)
over a year ago

"Something about Goldilocks whipping a pistol from her knickers "

Revolting rhymes! So funny ! X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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)
over a year ago

"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Revolting Rhymes was my favourite

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

BFG, the twits and George's marvellous medicine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Off the top of my head.

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

Matilda

George's Marvellous Medicine

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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

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"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 *ilvercharmCouple
over a year ago

Our gate

Remember reading the twits when I was a kid and George's marvellous medicine which are both great.... Was watching it until the teacher was checked out his beard

I was eating my T at the time

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

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)
over a year ago

"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)
over a year ago

"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.

That's the one!....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

too many to choose - did enjoy james and the giant peach and matilda

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