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Are Roald Dahl's adult novels as good as his children's books? I absolutely loved to read his stories as a child and probably would enjoy a similar experience as an adult. Heck I should probably pick Fantastic Mister Fox or Danny the Champion of the World and read them again.

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His two part autobiography is also excellent in both the writing style but also as a window into what it was like growing up in England in the interwar period, working for Shell in the late stages of the Colonial Empire and fighting in lesser known spots of World War 2.

'Boy' and 'Going Solo'

I've read only the first one, and I would not consider it an "adult" book. I read it as a kid, and its written to be quite readable by kids.

Great book, though.

His short stories for adults are even better than his children's books.

Boy you'll love e.g. "My Uncle Oswald" - I've only consciously discovered Dahl while looking for dark humored books in my teens and then was surprised to find out he was the author behind a lot of very well known childrens books also!

Some of his 'Tales Of The Unexpected' stories are on YT

Thanks! I read the book decades ago and had no idea they made a TV show out of it.

Check out The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More if you didn't read it when you were young.

Or, read it anyway, it's truly wonderful. I particularly love "The Boy Who Talked With Animals" and "The Swan".

I've read his adult short stories. Very good. But very different from his kid's novels.

They are definitely good. "Switch Bitch" is imprinted in my mind.

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