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100 BOOKS YOUR CHILD MUST READ - what are your nominations?

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TillyBookClub · 22/01/2009 21:22

Childhood books stay with you forever. Whether Roald Dahl's dark humour or the derry-do of Hardy Brothers, the earthy anarchy of Stig of the Dump or the magical excitement of The Secret Garden, they have a lasting effect on how you approach the big wide world.

What book do you think children MUST read before they leave home?

And while we're at it, what book should every adult read?

(My children's nomination: The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
My adult nomination: 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez)

Need a reminder of the all-time classics? This Daily Telegraph list brings back the memories...

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RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 22:19

Rebecca ( fab and very haunting)

GrimbleTheResourceful · 22/01/2009 22:19

A book that left a very strong impression on me is Walter Macken's "Island of the Great yellow Ox".

LightShinesInTheDarkness · 22/01/2009 22:20

Ria - that is my favest ever book, so I am not completely without literary taste then?

I am so relieved.

CamelToe · 22/01/2009 22:20

list was from,

In April 2003 the BBC's Big Read began the search for the nation's best-loved novel, and we asked you to nominate your favourite books.

VictorianSqualor · 22/01/2009 22:22

dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger dogger

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 22:22

Therese Racquin (sp)

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 22:23

Lightshines which is your favest book?

LightShinesInTheDarkness · 22/01/2009 22:24

Victorian - do you have weird sexual tatses or do you mean Shirley Hughes?!

LightShinesInTheDarkness · 22/01/2009 22:29

Ria - Rebecca. I also liked Therese Raquin, I seem to recall a very good TV dramatisation with ..Kate Nelligan?

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 22:31

Rebecca is really great ...Daphne Du Maurier is considered a bit too 'popular culture' to be taken seriously but 'Is that the Northern lights?' and 'Last night I dreamt i went to manderley' SHUDDER!!!

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 22:32

dont remember adaptation (thanks for correcting spelling!)

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 22:34

dp would say duncton wood although not read it myself

LightShinesInTheDarkness · 22/01/2009 22:35

Ria (we digress, sorry) if you like DuM, you may enjoy this Daphne

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 22:40

Bonjour Tristesse

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 23:09

where angels fear to tread

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 23:17

for LITTLE children thee was a great thread the other day....

Ingles2 · 22/01/2009 23:20

Who are you talking to Ria?

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 23:25

fear not Ingles...I am used to it

i could stay alone on here all night - quite therapeutic!

Ingles2 · 22/01/2009 23:28

you made me lol with your LITTLE children post....
so to digress slightly...bought an aga yet?

shabster · 22/01/2009 23:40

Perfect book to read to your baby or young child and then for them to read by themselves is 'Love you forever.' Just a story that goes through the life of a baby through to adulthood. Makes me cry every time I read it. I just gave my much thumbed copy to my first grandchild. Now my firstborn (27 years old) is reading it to his firstborn (7 months old). Perfect book x

RiaParkinson · 22/01/2009 23:58

shabster

ingles! Just sourcing the finance but pretty much decided on new! I became obsessed with the pie not being central to the aga so am going for power flue...dreading whole experience

thanks for all your help btw

KerryMumbles · 23/01/2009 01:07

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nooka · 23/01/2009 06:22

There is no "the book". Each of us will have our own favourites, and what affects one person deeply may leave another person cold. Sometimes it is just about the occassion - even rubbish books can take on personal meaning.

I'd just like my children to read lots of books!

I have about 150 odd children's books in my personal bookcase, books I have read and re-read and held onto over the years, and they are just older children's fiction. We have probably another 50 or so picture books that we are keeping, and the children will have their own favourites too.

I'm not sure I really believe in the concept of "great" fiction. I have loads of favourites, but I am always being reminded of other books that I really enjoyed, and would like to have again, or finding new books that I think are really good.

I've also found reading my favourite books to the children slightly disappointing, because I'm not sure they love them as much as I think they should !

nooka · 23/01/2009 06:30

Looking at that list I have read all but nine of the middle years, all but three of the younger years, and about half of the older ones. Maybe I'll read the other half I like Michael Morpurgo. There are lots of other books I'd add to his list too though. I don't remember anything influencing me in particular. I've read 61 of the "best books" list. What a strange collection!

TooTicky · 23/01/2009 07:16

The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren