The Phantom Tollbooth (Large Print)

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Summary: Fun book to read for bored adults and children
Review: I could relate to Milo starting with the first paragraph and continuing on through the book. Read the book as a kid, had my wife read the book, and even bought copies for my staff. Learned to appreciate the view when going from place to place not to "jump to conclusions".

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Summary: The play-on-words, and the idiom.
Review: Norton Juster used the play-on-words to create some delightful humor in his book, The Phantom Tollbooth. Some of my favorite examples were the 'Whether Man,' Tock the Watchdog, and, of course, Milo's jail sentence of "I am." Juster also brought some well-known idioms into his story, such as the Island of Conclusions, which you can only get to by jumping, the disappearance of Rhyme and Reason (who, in this story, are actual people), and the Point of View being a place rather than perception. Overall, this is a great book that had me laughing nearly the whole way through.

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Summary: Timeless and Toll-less
Review: I first picked up a copy of Milo's adventures in the 2nd grade when I was visiting a bookstore near Stanford University. I read it when I was 7 and enjoyed the magical story. I read it when I was 14 and was amazed by the nuances of the story I was too young to understand before. I read it when I turned 21, savoring the points of life truths and clever turns. I'm still reading it, although I lost the first two pages a decade ago. The Phantom Tollbooth is a classic that grows with the reader. I own two copies, you should own at least one.

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Summary: Excellent excellent book!
Review: My mother read this book to me when I was little and I am 16 now and have read it many times on my own. I find this book to be an excellent childrens book and an adults book. It is funny and educating and well put together. My younger sister who is 13 also reread this book and found it to be just as good (maybe better!) the second time!

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Summary: This is an extrondanary book!
Review: This is a great book if you like humor mixed with adventure, life lessons, and a tad of fantasy. Don't worry about the life lesson part, it isn't like a school book, where they tell you what the lesson is. In this book, the places, people, and things are the lesson. The reason I picked this book is that in school, we read part of it, and I liked it, so I bought it. The places, such as the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), Digitoplis, Dictionoplis, and the Mountains of Ignorance amused me. I also enjoyed the characters; such as Tock, the Humbug, Rhyme and Reason, and the Which. I recomend this book to everyone.

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Summary: A very good book
Review: I loved this book it opened up and widened my imagination.

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Summary: Truly one of the best books I have ever read
Review: Having reread this book every year since grade school, i can state that this delightful thoughtful book never fails to make me laugh and want to go experience life to its fullest It is a classic, up there with the best children's books Read it

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Summary: This book takes you on a wild, hilarous fantastic journey!
Review: Hi! We are the Ready Readers Book Club from the Vineyard Haven Library. We read this book together every Tuesday afternoon with popcorn and soda. We loved The Phantom Tollbooth, because it was very funny, and we learned a lot of cool new words. We really liked the wacky characters that Milo meets in the lands beyond. We recommend this book to anyone that likes a fantasy and uses their imagination! Our ages range from 8 to 11, but you could be 100 and still love it.

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Summary: This book is sidesplitting!
Review: This book is so funny! I read it in first grade but I didn't undrerstand the jokes so I read it again. I think I'm gonna read it again..and again, and again. I love the jokes and the awesome and funny and creepy and totally unusual characters!!

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Summary: This book is really good!
Review: I liked this book because it took math and spelling and put them into a fairy tale world making you look at things in different ways. For instance, it talked about infinity as if it was an endless staircase that Milo, the main character, was trying to climb. The author has a great imagination. Get this book.