The best Roald Dahl book EVER

[Lady Whistledown]

A bit of shameless nostalgia, and a simple question: which is the KING of Roald Dahl books? Any book about a chocolate factory has to be a winner for me, but then I am a woman

 

[Scotty Mac]

fantastic mr fox or danny the champion of the world

or the TWITS

 

[strings]

Oh, very difficult, there were so many good ones... the Twits, the BFG and the Witches were all excellent...

 

[Mellotron]

Probably The Witches for me, was terrifying.

Honourable mentions (as have not been mentioned) for Esio Trot, The Giraffe The Polly and Me, and a fantastic one I can't remember the name of that was a collection of short stories.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Probably The Witches for me, was terrifying.

Honourable mentions (as have not been mentioned) for Esio Trot, The Giraffe The Polly and Me, and a fantastic one I can't remember the name of that was a collection of short stories.

Tales of the Unexpected? Quite creepy they were.

A literary GENIUS for my money, accompanied by the unmistakeable illustrations of Quentin Blake.

 

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The Gremlins
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Magic Finger
Fantastic Mr Fox
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Danny, the Champion of the World
The Enormous Crocodile
The Twits
George's Marvelous Medicine
The BFG
The Witches
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
Matilda
Esio Trot
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
The Minpins

...and those are just his childrens' stories. He also wrote loads of Adult's short stories. His Autobiographies 'Boy' and 'Going solo' are both fantastic too.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Mrs Twit makes Mr Twit spaghetti with worms in it

As a kid, what's not to like about a story like that??

 

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http://www.roalddahl.com/

 

[Don Quixote]

Fantastic mr Fox, no comparison.

 

[Lush]

Without wishing to hijack your thread Edna, does anyone remember this chap - books also illustrated by Quentin Blake?

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

The Witches for me. Although they were all amazing. As were the autobiographies.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I remember reading his autobiographies at school, his own life was every bit as interesting as his fictional books.

If ever there was an author who knew exactly what made readers of all ages tick, it's him. Some of his stories for adults are terrifying.

 

[Mellotron]

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is the one I was thinking of.

And yes, his autobiographies are brilliant as well.

 

[Renns]

Fantastic mr Fox, no comparison.

Seconded, he was one clever fox!

 

[lucas164111]

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me. That was one tall house.

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

James and the Giant Peach
Chazza and the Choco factory
The Twits;

I can't decide.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

James and the Giant Peech blew my childlike mind when I was wee. I also loved Fantastic Mr Fox.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Boy was by far his greatest creation, but to follow the thread and opt for a children's book I have gone with James and The Giant Peach. Close run thing though.

 

[Acker79]

I can't pick just one!

I always enjoyed the revolting rhymes book. Plus at least 6 on the poll.

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Boy or The Twits, for me.