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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: Nortan Juster must have had a great time writing this book, because it is filled with figurative expressions used very literaly. Like there is the "Spelling bee" a bee that spells, the "Humbug" a giant Bug and other things like a "ragamuffin" (An edible muffin) You Have to read it to get all the details into full justice. This book has good humor for all ages, and the older you get, the funnier it seems! Enjoy!
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Summary: The Phantom Tollbooth; A Review
Review: The book The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster is a magnificent story filled with word plays and idioms taken literally. The story starts off with a boy named Milo who is always bored with whatever he is doing. One day, while in his room he see a large box. He opens, and quickly realizes it is the contents for making a tollbooth. The only thing that came with it was a little map and a note saying,"Easily assembled at home, and for use by those who have never traveled in the lands beyond." Milo decides that since has nothing better to do he might as well build the tollbooth and go through it. What follows is a epic adventure filled with strange characters, like the Watchdog, and the Humbug. There are also odd places like the Dictionopolis and the Doldrums. There aren't enough superlatives for this book. Although it is written in a fun way like a children's book, it is not, due to a lot of sophisticated terms. It is a very good book and I would recommend it to most people over ten years old.
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Summary: Bored and Confused
Review: It was my Mom's favorite book when she was a kid so I was almost afraid to tell her how much I disliked it. I'm a pretty good reader but I was bored and confused and found it hard to follow. It ruined the book for me...maybe if I had waited another year or two...but now its spoiled and I dont think I will go back and read it again.
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Summary: I LOVE IT!
Review: I am a fifth grader and I read this book in fourth grade with the Literature Study group i'm in. We all loved it! Suspenseful and Interesting! My teacher told us not to read ahead, although we did! I suggest this book to anyone!
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Summary: An entertaining lesson...irony truly worthy of Juster
Review: Perhaps the finest piece of adolescent fiction ever written, The Phantom Tollbooth teaches us lessons about life and grammar, love and arithmetic, heroism and common sense. As a child I learned not to jump to conclusions; I learned about rhyme and reason; I learned about wasting time. Everyone needs a book like this, lest they become complacent with mere reading. I am on my third copy for myself, plus every child I know has received this as a gift from Uncle Lee...and it will continue to be so...unless someone writes something better. Yeah, right...Humbug to that!
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Summary: What a fabulous book!
Review: This is my absolute favorite book ever! I've read about five or six times and it gets better every time! The way Norton Juster plays with the English language is great and makes so much more fun to read. This book actually helped a lot in school because it really builds vocabulary. This is a delightful book with lots of laughs. I would recommend it to anyone, young or old.
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Summary: I am almost 40 years old and I still reread this book.
Review: I found this one of the most thought provoking books I had ever read as a child. I can still recall the sensation of reading it. I reread this book at least once a year and I continue to find it entertaining.
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Summary: THE MOST AMAZING BOOK EVER!
Review: I just have to say that this has been the most incredible book I have ever read and probably will always be. I first read it at around age 7 or so. I am now sixteen and I have read this about 5 times, and get a new joy with each time I read it! The fantasy, creativness and outside viewpoint of life make this work so wonderful. There is so much meaning underneath it that I didn't really uncover until I reread it when I was older. My best advice-Read this book! And if you already read ir-read it again! I will always be waiting for that phantom tollbooth to show up in my room one day.... NIKKI P.S. Does anybody know any works Norton Juster has created?
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Summary: The best book ever!!!!
Review: A great book teaching kids about wisdom. Wisdom is one of thebest things in life. Norton Juster is a great author. Julies Feifferdid a great job on all the illustrations.
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Summary: A Very Funny Book
Review: The Phanthom Tollbooth is a good book beacuase there is a little boy named Milo. He found a tollbooth and a car and drove through it. He reached a weird land where everything was backwards. He tried to help but everything went wrong. He got stuck in jail. When he got out, he tried to drive away. He ended up going in circles. He found a dog with a big clock on his sides. I really enjoyed this book because it was funny, and I like funny books. Milo is smart, but will he ever get home? Read this book and find out. If you like funny but interesting books you should read this book.
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