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This week it is books written before I was born. I'm going to go with popular books I've read and enjoyed. Incorrect publishing dates can be blamed on Google!
1) JRR Tolkien-The Lord Of The Rings (1954/55)
My dad read me The Hobbit and LOTR as bedtime stories and I loved it!
2) Michael Crichton-The Andromeda Strain (1969)
Equally enjoyed the film version which I watch all the time.
3) Mario Puzo-The Godfather (1969)
I loved the book and it's one of my favourite ever films.
4) Roald Dahl-Fantastic Mr Fox (1970)
This is the reason I feed our local foxes sometimes!
5) Enid Blyton-Five Get Into Trouble (1949)
This was my favourite in the series.
6) Patricia Highsmith-Ripley Under Ground (1970)
Was it wrong to be rooting for Ripley in this book?
7) CS Lewis-The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe (1950)
I cried every time they murdered poor Aslan!
8) Stan Berenstain-Bears In The Night (1971)
My favourite childhood book!
9) Walter Farley-The Black Stallion's Courage (1956)
My favourite horse related series. This was my favourite book in the series...I think!
10) John Hersey-Hiroshima (1946)
My unhealthy childhood obsession with nuclear war led me to this sobering book.
I not long listened to a podcast where they discussed the phenomena where people believe the Berenstain Bears where Berenstein! It’s fascinating!
ReplyDeleteThose bears were the cutest things! I had no idea so many bears books were written!
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