Your favourite Roald Dahl book/story?

[Liam]

As I was looking at the release date for The BFG over in the UK, as well as teaching several of his short stories in school, I was wondering what everyone's favourite Dahl story was?

I'll add mine in a bit.

[stokeriño]

I actually recently got the Dahl collection in order to read the couple I never had done - primarily The BFG (good) and James and the Giant Peach (ehh...).

The one I have most fond feelings for from my childhood is Fantastic Mr. Fox. I don't think I can dislodge that as my favourite.

Less nostalgically, the trio of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The Witches are better books. It's difficult with CatCF because I feel like the story has been done to death (not only in films, but it's probably also the most commonly-referenced in other cultural media) and am therefore kind of bored by it...but I try not to be unfair.

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me is criminally underrated, I should also say.

Finally, I really enjoy just what an awful life lesson everything that happens in George's Marvelous Medicine is.

[Liam]

I think the BFG has to be my favourite. The fantastical nature of these giants that run around stealing people out of their windows was just amazing when I was younger.

All are fun. I do really enjoy CatCF and George's Marvelous Medicine. May need to give the latter a repeat read.

As for shorter stories, Lamb to the Slaughter and The Man from the South are both really dark.

[Loz]

I always enjoyed Danny, the Champion of the World. As a child, I highly doubt I had a clue what was going on. Though, reading it years later... it's a pretty crazy story for something presented as a children's book.

[Meacon Keaton]

I think Big Friendly Giant is mine. I loved James and the Giant Peach too, but I think BFG is the first one that comes to mind when I hear his name.

[db07]

I've always had a soft spot for Matilda

[Draevyn]

I would proably say Matilda. It was a good book and led to one of my favorite feel good kids movies.

[Rocky]

I always enjoyed James and The Giant Peach and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory when I was younger.
Witches, Revolting Rhymes and The Twits were probably my favourites though.

[Benji]

Matilda. First ever novel I ever read and it was wonderful. Couldn't put it down from start to end.

[Walker]

Fantastic Mr. Fox is the one I remember most, but I remember really liking the Twits as well.

[Vamp]

I'm a librarian and we're all doing a big Roald Dahl thing for the summer reading challenge but I honestly don't remember reading any as a child. Possibly because my mother steered me away from them. 

 

I should probably fill the gap at some point. 

[Liam]

1 hour ago, Vamp said:

I'm a librarian and we're all doing a big Roald Dahl thing for the summer reading challenge but I honestly don't remember reading any as a child. Possibly because my mother steered me away from them. 

 

I should probably fill the gap at some point. 

You should.

[brenchill]

Charlie and the Chocolate factory, mainly for the Gene Wilder film though!

[Kyle]

It's either James and the Giant Peach or it could be his autobiography, which I think was titled Boy.

[TCO]

I loved The Twits and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I really enjoyed his autobiographies Boy and Going Solo too, they're excellent reads for kids as a bridge between adult books and typical kids stories.

[Your Mom]

It's the boring choice but Charlie was always my favorite. Probably a combination of the book and the movie. Gene Wilder not Johnny Depp

[Kyle]

33 minutes ago, Little Red Srarvette said:

It's the boring choice but Charlie was always my favorite. Probably a combination of the book and the movie. Gene Wilder not Johnny Depp

Never Johnny Depp. Let's forget that movie happened.