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How many books did you read last year? Also, what was the best book you read?
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(Score: 2) by panachocala on Sunday December 25 2016, @04:51PM
The Witches is the best book ever - if you haven't read this I really feel sorry for you. Excellent for 9-14 year olds.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Wednesday January 04 2017, @04:50PM
It's definitely one of Dahl's better books, although I think his short stories are often better, e.g. The Hitchhiker.
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(Score: 2) by darnkitten on Thursday January 05 2017, @02:46AM
Though not Dahl's usual fare, I would vote for Danny the Champion of the World, as his best book, especially if you can find the edition illustrated by Jill Bennett (Quentin Blake, in the new edition, just does not do the story justice)--a more naturalistic setting than his other juvenile books, but still with the Dahl atmosphere and humour throughout.
And with poaching--years after first reading it, I still wonder if you can poach pheasants using raisins...
Further, if you can get hold of it, The Roald Dahl Omnibus is well worth the read--it has most of the stories he wrote for an adult audience, including the famous one where a wife brains her husband with a frozen leg of lamb, cooks it up and serves it to the investigating police. The stories were frequently anthologized and adapted by Hitchcock for his television programme.