Boy: Tales of Childhood

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Summary: The Boy
Review: The Boy by Roald Dahl, This book is about Roald Dahl its all about his life and all his Wonderful times he had like going to norway for vacation and all the crazy things he did when he was little one of the things he did pull a trick on this candy shop lady but im not in liberty to tell you will just have to read the book to find out more. Personly i didnt like the book because there was hardly and action or real exciting parts. So I didnt like it because i like alot of action. I think this is he worst book he has writen so far. Just because its only about his childhood and growing up going to school witch doesnt intrest me much some parts like were he Savtadged his sisters boyfriends pipe. His whole family thought it was funny exept his sister and her boyfriend. So all in all i gave the book 1 star because there was no action.

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Summary: The boy
Review: BOY
BY: Roald Dahl

This book is an autobiography about the author?s life.

In addition to his mother and father, Roald had five siblings, two brothers and three sisters. His father became wealthy selling ship supplies. He died when Roald was a baby.

Roald went to a preschool and kindergarten close to his home. The headmaster beat him with a cane after he and two classmates played a prank at a candy store. After this event, his mother was determined to send him to an English boarding school because his father had always believed that English schools provided the best education.

Roald had a difficult time at the boarding school because he was sent there at such an early age. One time he broke his pencil while taking a test and asked to borrow one from a classmate. He was accused of cheating and was beaten by the headmaster. Another time, he was so homesick he faked being ill. His mother came and took him to the doctor. The doctor advised him not to pretend to be ill and to return to school. The doctor never told Roald?s mother that he was pretending to be sick.

One of the highlights of his stay at boarding school was that the Cadbury Candy Company sent samples of new candies they were testing. The students had to fill out a survey to tell the company which candies they liked best. Also, he learned photography and took pictures for the school. He even had his own darkroom.

Roald?s boarding school experience was difficult but he learned to be a great writer of children?s books as a result of the education he received.

The book was well written and easy to read with some exciting parts. It was not a book I enjoyed a whole lot. I really don?t like autobiographies and it was hard for me to identify with the characters.

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Summary: The Tales of Boy Reivew
Review: The book Boy by Roald Dhal has a simple title. The title doesn't explain a lot but it is short and plain. The book gets better and better when I read it. It started out good where he enjoys his life as a kid and he plays with his friends. The conflicts are interesting and I am eager to see the conclusion and result of it. I enjoyed when he goes to school and does many things that relate with mischief. The rat trick in the candy jar was really fun to read. It reminds me of myself sometimes. The details are lacked in explaining the characters and events. That is sometimes good to get the details over with but sometimes it would not explain them at all. A lot of the time I need want details and it didn't explain them. The setting was hard to figure out where it was. I got details but each of them seemed to be useless. I couldn't see the setting in my head imagined. The conflict at the end and middle were related and I liked that since the end carried on from the whole book and it all led up that single conclusion. The characters would usually fit the book very well because they would react to the conflict or event at the wrong time. Roald the main character had lots of action and adventure and it was always a good thing to read. Most of all I enjoyed this book from beginning to end

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Summary: Literature Genius, Fascinating person, & Incredible Stories
Review: In the autobiographical book "Boy Tales of Childhood" by Roald Dahl, Roald explains some of the highlights, downs, and most memorable moments of his life. This is an easy read with interesting stories and mishaps. In my mind this book is one you must read because it travels into the mind and life of an incredible man, intelligent author, and loving family member. A third grader could read the book and an adult could read the book and both love it. It is personally one of the best books I have ever read. Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's literature authors ever; and his life is just as fascinating as his books.

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Summary: good writing, spotty narrative
Review: It takes no dummy to realize that Roald Dahl is a writer of some significant talent, whether he's writing horror for adults or playful fantasy for the smallest of children. Those familiar with his works also know that all his writing reflects the experiences, characters, and Britain (and colonies) of his childhood -- thus even the most odd of stories, say, The Enormous Crocodile or The Fantastic Mr. Fox could rightly be called "autobiographical" in a larger sense of mood and atmosphere.

Yes, Boy, one of two supposed straightforward no-fictionizing-or-melodrama books in the Dahl collection, contains some exquisite stories within its pages -- most notably those which deal with the most vivid childhood events and places, such as schools (both Prep and Local) and early motorcar experiences. But the text that connects these stories seems forced. The book starts slow, with a style far from the "event narrative" of later chapters, making those chapters jarring when they first arrive; most notably, the ending of the narrative trails off at the end of the book as if there were no real story other than filler to get one from Boy to his second autobiography Going Solo. Worse, the best bits have already been recycled; it is clear that we have read some of these stories before, in a far better form, in Dahl's fiction. I'd borrow these from the library if you're a true Dalh-o-phile...but stick with The Witches (look! It's Dahl's grandmother!) or Danny The Champion of the World (look! It's the father Dahl always wanted!) or Henry Sugar if you want to read Dahl at his young adult, "autobiographical" best.

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Summary: Boy and Going Solo, worth their weight in gold!
Review: For anyone who wished they had a bookstore down the street like the one in You've Got Mail. Boy is the book Meg Ryan is reading outloud in her store. The story is worth it's weight in gold, especially when it can be difficult to find books for boys. It's a wonderful read aloud book for the whole family. My sisters and I just finished reading it together when we were on a short vacation together, even though we each had read it previously. They are both "a must" for your personal library.

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Summary: A great book from a great writer.
Review: If you've ever wondered where Roald Dahl got his stories, you should read his memoir of his childhood. You'll find a lot of his inspiration there. Beginning with a short biography of his father and ending at age eighteen when he leaves school, Roald Dahl chronicles in vivid detail his childhood life.

I thought it was a very entertaining book. Roald had a pretty interesting life. He was involved in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924, spent several years in various hellish boarding schools, and nearly lost his nose in a car accident during his teens. This book is not for children only; older people will like it too.

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Summary: A Charming Book
Review: Boy is a wonderful little book about Roald's family and his childhood. The mischeivious stories would easily capture a boy or girls interest, and this is a great book to get a young boy interested in reading. Really a must read for any age, as the delightful tone of the book will capture any reader.

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Summary: Read it!
Review: The reviewers who said that Boy is not as good as some of Dahl's other books are right. But that doesn't mean that it isn't excellent. There are some bits that are a little bit boring, but other bits make up for them. There is more gruesomeness in Boy than in any of Dahls other books! In fact sometimes I felt phyisically sick reading this book. There is a bit where he has his tonsils removed that is really rough. And the part where he gets the cane is almost unbelievable. Surely they wouldn't have been allowed to make your 'buttocks' bleed? This book rather makes you think about how lucky we are today.

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Summary: Boy Review
Review: "Boy" by Roald Dahl is a very easy read, but highly entertaining. This book takes you from before his birth through his last days at the Repton prep school. He describes in detail his experience with the "cane" at all his schools. Also, his adventures in the summers he spent in Norway. Personally, my favorite part of the book has to do with a math teacher he had at Repton named Corkers. This eccentric old man seemed to do everything he could to avoid teaching, from doing cross words to just leaving the class room whenever one of his pupils passed gas, then never coming back. "Boy" can be read by people of all ages. I recommend it to anyone who likes to read.