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GrownUp · 3rd January 2006, 03:20 PM

God yes. Roald Dahl is the king!

I don't know which is my favourite, George's Marvellous Medicine with the giant chickens or Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

I remember crying watching the news when he died.

Some of his books have had good film adaptations made of them. Not either of the Chocolate Factory Ones, I would say, neither could come close to the magic and wonder and silliness of the book, but Danny the Champion of the world has a watchable adaptation with Jeremy Irons in it, a long time ago, in the 80s I think, and the animated BFG was also very beautifully done.

3rd January 2006, 03:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
GrownUp Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 426	Re: Roald Dahl Bibliographie God yes. Roald Dahl is the king! I don't know which is my favourite, George's Marvellous Medicine with the giant chickens or Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. I remember crying watching the news when he died. Some of his books have had good film adaptations made of them. Not either of the Chocolate Factory Ones, I would say, neither could come close to the magic and wonder and silliness of the book, but Danny the Champion of the world has a watchable adaptation with Jeremy Irons in it, a long time ago, in the 80s I think, and the animated BFG was also very beautifully done.