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Summary: The best audiobook I own; almost better than the book.
Review: This is hands down the best audiobook I own. This is a great rendition of the book and is perfect for adults and children alike. I can't understand how the publisher let this go out of print. It couldn't be done better, and the book is a classic children's title. Pat Carroll the actress brings her excellent stage talents to bear in her reading (she's done several Shakespeare comedies in the DC area here to standing applause); she brings out the highly individual characters' personalities extremely well. Listening to her interpretation is a delight, and she perfectly complements the humorous, witty tone of the book. Just hearing her read in the characters' voices will make younger children giggle and strong adults smile. I highly recommend this audiocassette, especially for those long family car rides. The abridgement handily removes a slow-ish passage from the middle of the book, which makes the tape almost better than the book (at least to an adult).
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Summary: I loved this book as a child, and still like it as an adult.
Review: The funniness, intelligence, adventure and creative characters of this book compelled me to reread it regularly as a child and youth.It is still one of the most entertaining and creative books available. As an intellectual child, I really identified with Milo, the quiet boy who learned to come out of himself and explore a fun but challenging fantasy world. I loved the plays on words and the "sassy" attitude (can't think o a better word right now) of some of the characters. It was fun fun fun and intelligent too. All this, and the book still manages to impart quite a few good lessons. Several years ago I met Norton Juster at a book signing near Washington, DC, where I learned he was a student of architecture when he wrote this book. (The tour was to promote his new children's title that was related to architecture.) He seemed overwhelmed at the sight of so many fans. Even in the middle of the afternoon, a line had wrapped around the bookstore and down the sidewalk outside, and they ran out of Phantom Tollbooth books. The only flaw I noticed as an adult was that a middle section of the book dragged a little, although I never thought this as a kid. (I am 30 years old and female.) Even if you have the book, I also STRONGLY recommend the audiocassette version with Pat Carroll; she does such a great job reading the characters and bringing out their personalities, and the abridgement is so well done, that this is hands down the best audiobook I own. (The abridgers cut out the slow bit I mentioned above.)
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Summary: My all-time favorite kid's book.
Review: Give your kids the book before they see the movie. The book is a classic. Still lurking on kiddie cable networks, the movie is dreadful, and may spoil a child's enthusiasm for trying the book.
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Summary: A great book for kids who like to use their imaginations.
Review: The book is about a young boy who is always bored. Until one day when he comes home from school and finds a phantom tollbooth. He goes into it and finds himself in a little car on the open road, ready for loads of adventures. Anyone who reads this will love it. If you like adventures and lots of fantasy you will adore The Phantom Tollbooth.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I read this book in 1961, aged 7, and have lent it and read it ever since. School classes have loved it, my own kids have adored it, and I wish that I had written it. Anyone with a sense of humour, and a love of linguistic and mathematical lateral thinking should have this on their all-time favourites list.
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Summary: Marvelous! Marvelous!! Marvelous!!!
Review: I first read this book many, many years ago at the age of 6. It can be enjoyed as a simple story or as an adult book. Over the years, during each subsequent reading, I have discovered some new and interesting aspect of the book - its plays on words, commentary on language in contemporary society, satire of world leaders, etc. etc. and so forth. It is a marvelous read, for both the purposes of children and adults.
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Summary: A book to nudge children to think for themselves.
Review: As an educator I see this book as a way to capture the interest of children and without them realizing it provide them with opportunities to think for themselves. For adults it is a delight with doublemeanings that might be lost on young children.
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Summary: Simply, perfection
Review: I have adored this book ever since I first read it as a child. I currently own two copies, since I keep loaning it to people - and I'm buying two more for gifts. This is a splendid book for anyone who loves language and surprises. Marvellous. What more can I say?
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Summary: IN MY TOP TEN!
Review: A really great book! If it had just explained about the charecters,I still would have loved it. It was worth reading beacause of the chahrecters alone! It's always going to be in my top ten!
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Summary: This is a creative,funny and interesting book!!!
Review: THE PHANTOM TOLLBOTH By Norton Jesteris one of the best books I have ever read! It is a story about a boy that thinks that everything is boring. One afternoon, he finds a mysterious tollboth in his living room. By going through it, he travles into another land full of mischief and adventure,where he becomes a hero. At the end, he discovers that life is far less than a bore!
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