{"id":4612,"date":"2011-09-09T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=4612"},"modified":"2012-11-06T09:34:24","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T13:34:24","slug":"my-new-reading-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bluefootedmusings.com\/?p=4612","title":{"rendered":"My New Reading Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

I seem to have acquired a collection of Roald Dahl books.<\/p>\n

I also have the urge to start a new reading challenge.<\/p>\n

Hmmm. I guess I’ll have to do a Dahl marathon.<\/p>\n

Starting September 13 (Dahl’s birthday), I will begin my challenge. I can’t read everything he ever wrote, so I have selected a group of works based on what’s available, the amount of time I have for reading, and my interests.\u00a0<\/em>Fortunately, most of the books are for children and consequently short. I’m going to read the books in roughly chronological order, saving the posthumous books for last. Note: I read Matilda recently. When I get to that book in the list, I may opt to watch the movie in its place.<\/p>\n

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  1. The Gremlins (1943)<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. James and the Giant Peach (1961)<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)<\/li>\n
  4. The Magic Finger (1966)<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Fantastic Mr. Fox (1970)<\/li>\n
  6. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1973)<\/li>\n
  7. Danny, the Champion of the World (1975)<\/li>\n
  8. The Enormous Crocodile (1976)<\/li>\n
  9. My Uncle Oswald (1979)<\/li>\n
  10. The Twits (1980)<\/li>\n
  11. George’s Marvelous Medicine (1981)<\/li>\n
  12. The BFG (1982)<\/li>\n
  13. Revolting Rhymes (1982)<\/li>\n
  14. Dirty Beasts (1983)<\/li>\n
  15. The Witches (1983)<\/li>\n
  16. Boy (1984)<\/li>\n
  17. The Giraffe and Pelly and Me (1985)<\/li>\n
  18. Going Solo (1986)<\/li>\n
  19. The Roald Dahl Omnibus (1987)<\/li>\n
  20. Matilda (1988)<\/li>\n
  21. Esio Trot (1989)<\/li>\n
  22. The Minpins (1991)<\/li>\n
  23. The Vicar of Nibbleswick (1991)<\/li>\n
  24. My Year (1994)<\/li>\n
  25. The Mildenhall Treasure (1999)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Roald Dahl died on November 23, 1990. I will end my reading marathon on next November 23, which leaves me slightly more than a year to finish all of these books. Wish me luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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