Roald Dahl

I am extrememly disappointed and shocked to not find much on the legendary Roald Dahl.

So this is a whole thread dedicated to him.
What are your favourite Dahl stories/poems?

 

I hate his childrens stuff, although his adult stories are supposed to be good.

 

I quite like the children's stuff because he was infamous for hating children and there's always something dark about his children's stories.

 

Roald Dahl is one of my favorites. I love the BFG. I don't think he hated children. I have read a lot about him and I think he was just grouchy.

 

I LOVED The Witches. The movie isn't half-bad either.

 

Matilda is one of my absolute favorite books. I've read it so many times since I was little. Even now, I still pick it up and reread it fairly often.

 

The Witches...Love it love it love it

 

I loved Matilda when I was a kid, because I could really relate to the title character.

 

I love Roald Dahl... Danny Champion of the world, Willie Wonka, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, Henry Sugar, and others. I think his humor is great, he is all about poaching everything.

 

me too. matilda.

 

I remember our teacher in first grade (or was it third) reading James and the giant peach and Matilda to us. I still remember the torture chamber in Matilda and when the aunts in James got squished. Quite morbid!

 

He understood children's darker side. Contemporary stuff doesn't seem to have it. JM Barrie had it. Peter Pan is sick. Not a big fan of his adult stories, but I might give them another go some time.

 

Roald Dahl made growing up fun, I loved Matilda (the movie was equally funny) James and the giant peach The Twits and the magic finger (to name a few lol). Looking forward to seeing what they do with Fantastic Mr Fox (coming out in November)

 

I love Roald Dahl: Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, Rhyme Stew and The BFG were some of my favorite books growing up.

 

I love all the books that have been mentioned. His auto-biographies are fascinating as well. Weaselpop was right: he was able to be dark and humorous in a way that children could understand, appreciate and not end up traumatized by. He's my favorite children's book author!

 

My faves growing up:
James & the Giant Peach
The Witches (I remember eyeing any woman wearing gloves suspiciously for a bit lol)
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
I still love them!

 

the twits were definitely my favorite!
And the witches!

 

Roald Dahl...Brilliant writer...

He is actually the reason why i like reading

I should buy a collection of his books really…

I think it would be a very sad think if he becomes a forgotten writer…

Hehe i just randomly searched him in google...his website is pretty impressive