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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Are you sure you've exhaused all of Mr. Dahl's works? There are lots and lots of short stories that he wrote that are collected and anthologized in a few different volumes. He's got lots of novels for young adults that aren't so well known. Have you read Danny the Champion of the World, for instance? That's one of my favorites. Or The BFG?
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Yep, we've read both, and we love them both. He really is an amazing author. Here's what we've read, off the top of my head, and I'm sure there's more I've forgotten, including some short stories we read in German:
Matilda
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Glass Elevator
BFG
Danny the Champion of the World
The Minpins
Boy
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
Incredible Mr. Fox
George's Marvelous Medicine
My Year
The Enormous Crocodile
Esio Trot
The Giraffe, Pelly and Me
The Twits
I just looked at his website, and there are some more, but I can't tell the adult selections from the kids' selections. There's also a website that his site suggests,
www.readingzone.com, which I'll check out.
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It really is uniquely wonderful--an amazing blend of fantasy, humor and horror, with really great character development as well. He was definitely a unique genius.
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Couldn't have said it better.
