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Summary: Best Book Ever
Review: This book is very interesting and I recommend it to people of all ages. This is a very exciting book where one day a kid named Milo who doesn't know what to do with time finds himself traveling in a tollbooth to places he doesn't recognize. He finds weird, weird friends on the way. To find out more, read the book.
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Summary: Ranks with Oz, Never-Never Land, Narnia, etc....
Review: While not as well known as some other classic children's fiction, THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH is just as deserving to be considered indispensible. Its humor is as goofy and wayout as anything Lewis Carrol ever conceived, but without the dippy and dreamlike(some would say drug-addled) style. It also provides some important lessons to children without the religious (some would say preachy) overtones of CS Lewis's CHRONICLES OF NARNIA. What is more astonishisng is the way THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH has stayed contemporary over 40 years after its publication. The imagery is still hip, the story is still funny and the message is still important. In fact, Juster's ideas may be more relevant now with the non-stop expectation of entertainment and stimulus. To children I would say, "Read this book because it's fun." To adults I would say, "Read (or re-read) this book because it's important."
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Summary: A Real Delight
Review: The Phantom Tollbooth is both a children's book and a book for adults who can appreciate a wonderfully told child's story. Milo's journey to find Rhyme and Reason, which inevitably leads him to meet some unforgettable and delightful characters, is truly entertaining. With some basic, but true to life themes, the Phantom Tollbooth is a joy to read with plenty of humor and creative ideas. By the time Milo is done with his journey of self-discoverey, no one can say that there is never anything to do.
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Summary: A GREAT CHILDREN"S BOOK
Review: Hello. I know this may sound cheezy, but "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster is a great child's book. This book took me about 4 days to read, and I couldn't put it down! It is defitionly a quick-read, and introduces funky, but cool characters. My personal favorite character is Milo, a boy who learns that things can be fun. Please check it out! It's a great book!
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Summary: The Phantom Tollbooth
Review: I loved this book. I liked it because I felt like the character Milo in the book. It was funny and cool to read and I think any kid will like the adventures Milo gets into. It was hard for me to stop reading this book.
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Summary: A New Way of Life
Review: When I read The Phantom Tollbooth, it changed the way I look at life. It makes you think about many things, and how life could be totally different. Milo is a boy who doesn't know what to do with himself. Then one day when he finds a tollbooth in his room. So, with nothing else to do, he pays the toll and rides through the booth. Little does he know, an amazing adventure is waiting for him... Milo winds up in a new world, a fantasy land where life is very different. There he drives to Expectations, and meets the Whether Man, who tells him he must go beyond Expectations or he won't get anywhere. Then he finds the Doldrums, where you aren't allowed to think, and after enters Dictionopolis. In Dictionopolis, Milo finds the word market, where you buy words, and eat at the Royal Banquet, where you request the words you eat. Then Milo hears the story of King Azaz and the Mathmagician, and how one liked numbers and one liked words, but they hated each other. Their sisters, Rhyme and Reason, always solved thier problems. But one day, Rhyme and Reason are banished, and the two Kings make thier own kingdoms. So Milo sets off to save Rhyme and Reason, with Tock, a watchdog who ticks, and the Humbug. When you read this book you will meet Canby, a man who is just afraid as he is brave, and a boy named Alec, who is born in the air and grows down. You will meet the shortest giant, who is also the tallest midget, the thinnest fat man, and the fattest thin man. You will meet Milo, a boy who doesn't know what to do with himself until now. So read this book, and you will be enchanted by everything you read.
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Summary: One of the wittiest books of all time...
Review: I first read "The Phantom Tollbooth" when I was 17. My seventh grade reading teacher let my borrow her copy one day when I was visiting her. Let me say, this is no ordinary book. If you get a kick out of word humor such as puns or playing with synonyms, then you will love "The Phantom Tollbooth." Norton Juster writes a book about a young boy, Milo, who meats the most colorfull characters along his journey through Dictionopolis. If you have read the other reviews than you already know the basic story line, however I will reiterate that this may be the funniest, most adventurous books of all time! All should read this book, yound and old alike... Step inside the world of words and be prepared to have the ride of your life!
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Summary: A true classic...
Review: I loved this book as a child and love it just as much as an adult...it still makes me laugh out loud!
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Summary: If you like Lewis Carroll...
Review: ...you'll love Norton Juster. I can honestly say that I consider the Phantom Tollbooth my all-time favorite book, and that's saying something, seeing how I'm nineteen and an engineering student. Norton Juster has an amazing way with words that is entertaining no matter how old you may be. The Phantom Tollbooth is the story of Milo, a young boy who just can't see what all the fuss is about. He can't understand why his teachers force feed him all this seemingly useless information, and nothing interests him. That is, until he unexpectedly receives a most unusual gift: a toy tollbooth. Having nothing better to do, Milo sets it up and drives through in an old toy car. Instead of the other half of his room, Milo discovers himself in the Kingdom of Wisdom, where you'd best keep your wits about. Part of the appeal of the book is the play of words Norton Juster throws at you, making you rethink some of the things you've been saying for years. You'll meet such interesting characters as the Whether Man, King Azaz the Unabridged, the Dodecahedron, the Humbug and a boy who represents the .58 of a child in your average everyday family. You'll journey with Milo through such odd places as the Valley of Sound (where there's not any), Alec's Point of View, Dictionopolis (where letters grow on trees and you have to eat what you say), Digitopolis (where numbers are mined and you only eat when you're full), and the Island of Conclusions (where you get by jumping). I love this book. I pull it out whenever I feel a bit down, and it never fails to cheer me up. It is delightfully imaginative and truly creative. I leave you with this tidbit from the Whether Man: "Whether or not you find your way, you're bound to find some way. If you happen to find my way, please return it, as I lost it some time ago. I imagine by now it's quite dusty."
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Summary: I must agree with everyone else....it's the best book ever!
Review: I read this book when I was a child and have yet to find a book that can hold a candle to The Phantom Tollbooth. I am thirty one years old and have loved books and reading my entire life. I have read so many books in my life (even War and Peace!) and there is absolutely no book that I have loved as much as The Phantom Tollbooth. Even as an adult you can get lost in the story and your imagination kicks into overdrive as you follow Milo's journey! As a matter of fact, I appreciate this story more as an adult because I have more reference points to relate to while reading it. You can appreciate this book at absolutely any age. I promise you that you will not forget even the smallest detail of this book for many years. I still have my original copy from my childhood and have kept it with me everywhere I have lived across the country. I will always treasure this book and can honestly say with my whole heart that you have not lived a full life unless you have read The Phantom Tollbooth! Don't miss this classic!
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