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Summary: The Best Book EVER!
Review: Someone gave me this book a long time ago and I didn't read it until I was absolutly too bored.Boy did I miss out on reading this wonderful book until the last second.This book helped me in Literature class when we had a discussion on irony and i can almost always relate it to my life.
Norton Juster made this book simple to read and it is a wonderful book to pick up on a rainy day or any day.
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Summary: One of my all-time favorites...
Review: This is one of those books (a novelette, really--it's only a little over 100 pages) that has become a classic, and rightfully so. It's about a somewhat shy man, Mr. Chipping, who comes to teach at Brookfield School in 1870. He begins to warm up to his students, after falling in love and marrying Katherine, who brings him out of his shell. He becomes a beloved institution at the school, and is there until the end of his life. It's a wonderful story, told by one of the best of the modern story-tellers, James Hilton.Hilton is a wonderful author, and I never tire of reading his books. He's very good at characterization, and that talent really shines in "Chips." "Chips," "Lost Horison," and "Random Harvest" are among his best, but I've never read a bad book by Hilton. By all means, check out his books--you'll be glad you did!
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Summary: "Reading is Good" when reading this!
Review: Okay, here's the short story. Kid who is always bored finds a tollbooth and sets out on an adventure with a "watch"dog. Long story, a boy named Milo is always bored. He feels there is never anything exciting to do. One day, a toolbooth mysteriously appears in his room. He builds it and enters a magic, amazing world. He meets Tock, a watchdog, with a watch on his body. He also meets the Humbug. The three of them set out from to Digitopolis from Dictionopois to convince the Mathamagacian to let them bring back Rhyme and Reason. Rhyme and Reason are two princesses who gave advice and were locked away for some reason. All in all, this book is amazing, filled with laughs and laughs and is just addictive. I've read it seven times, and often find myself reading now once a year. And it is always exciting!
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Summary: very interesting
Review: This is a very interesting book. It's about a boy named Milo who first thought everything is pointless. Then, one day he got back home from school, and saw a strange machine. He got into it, and just played the game. Which was a very weird place to be. First he went to dictionopolis, where people used to buy words. I know this sentence sounds weird. But that's just the way it is. He met there such friends as Tock, who is a watchdog, The spelling bee, and Humbug, a bear, and many more. And the 3 were searching for rhyme and reason. Then they went to digitopolis, where people think numbers are the most important things in the world. They buy them. And do lots of such things. And in Digitopolis they finally found rhyme and reason. They are two princesses. After that, everyone respected Milo, the watchdog named Tock, and the bear Humbug. Then Milo just went back home. And another day he didn't find that machine. But found a letter. It said that the machine is travelling around the world, and lots of other kids have to try that. He was sad. But he realized, that nothing is pointless, and started doing lots of things. This is a fairy tail. And it has a lot of interesting adventures. But you have to be smart to understand it. And don't read, when you're half asleep. 'Cause you might miss a lot of interesting things. It's definetly one of my favorite books. And I recommend it.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: I am buying this book now for my little sister, because I remember it so fondly from my childhood. I was a voracious reader, and I don't know how many times I read this book. I am looking forward to reading my sister's copy!
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Summary: Limited appeal
Review: This book was required reading when I was in fifth grade a decade or so ago. While there were some elements I didn't pick up on then, I still beieve this book is overrated and has a limited appeal. From my interpretation, the book is no comparison to tales such as Alice in Wonderland, because it lacks common fantasy elements on a large scale. I found the book to be a compilation of fantasy and science fiction, which has a quite lesser appeal to general audiences. If that's what you're looking for, by all means, enjoy the book, but otherwise, I believe you might end up in my boat, rather disappointed.
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Summary: A Modern Day Alice in Wonderland
Review: 'The Phantom Tollbooth' is so good, I wish I could give it to every kid I know. It is truly a classic, able to stand toe-to-toe with 'Alice in Wonderland,' and that's not a comment I make lightly. Milo is little boy who's bored with everything. He's not just bored, he's nearly comatose. But when he discovers a mysterious tollbooth in his room, he decides to go through it. (Why not, he's bored, right?) Milo meets a watchdog named Tock who takes the boy on one of the great wild rides in all of literature. Where else can you meet people like Rhyme and Reason, Dr. Discord, King Azaz the Unabridged, and others? 'The Phantom Tollbooth' is in love with learning and new experiences. Maybe that's why kids (and adults) have embraced this wonderful book for over 40 years. A delight!
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Summary: the phantom tollbooth- a tollbooth in the imagination
Review: The phantom tollbooth is a great book that I think should be read at any age. I first read it when I was about 7 and still enjoy it. It doesn't matter what your age is to enjoy this fantasic out of this world (literally) book.
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Summary: A lovely book
Review: I was read the Phantom Tollbooth while in Grade School and I simply loved it. So when I saw it again, I had to get it. The whole story line is amazing. The people Sam encounters have a deeper meaning than face value. I highly recommend this book, even though it is directed towards the young, or young at heart!!
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Summary: The Phantom Tollbooth
Review: The Phantom Tollbooth was published in 1961, making it a story of fifty-one years old when I read it two years ago. Even though I read it that long ago it's still my favorite! Its pages contain adventure, excitement, and mystery! Maybe after this essay you might want to check it out, because it's a real page tuner!
Milo was a bored kid, and always ran out of things to do. He wouldn't one thing for a long amount of time. Nothing ever satisfied him. That was until a mysterious box arrived in his room. Milo wasn't sure he should open that, suspecting that it would be too boring for him. But when he opened the box he was mesmerized! It was a board game that would lead him to magical places and faraway lands. He would venture to Dictionopolis and Digitoplis, and all of the other seven lands, to finally reach the princesses Rhyme & Reason.
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