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monazaneefer's review against another edition
4.0
It says I’ve marked this as read on 16 Oct 2013. Not entirely sure if I finished reading in 2013 or that’s when I marked it and in reality finished it 1-2 years before that.
All I remember is finishing this book in the back of my dad’s jeep on our way to Bahrain from Khobar. I was the only one at the back and my mom wondered why I was so quiet until she realised I had my head in the book.
I remember when I finished it, I just felt a warm pleasant sense of nostalgia for my childhood and perhaps the book itself and a calm and content poignancy (the latter is such an oxymoron). I remember my emotions but can’t pinpoint what to.
All I remember is finishing this book in the back of my dad’s jeep on our way to Bahrain from Khobar. I was the only one at the back and my mom wondered why I was so quiet until she realised I had my head in the book.
I remember when I finished it, I just felt a warm pleasant sense of nostalgia for my childhood and perhaps the book itself and a calm and content poignancy (the latter is such an oxymoron). I remember my emotions but can’t pinpoint what to.
nmussarrat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.0
nkotek's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
davidcottington's review against another edition
4.0
Love reading about Roald Dahl's childhood, can see how it's informed some of his fiction.
Really funny and interesting for any Roald Dahl fan.
Really funny and interesting for any Roald Dahl fan.
snippie99's review against another edition
3.0
Feel weird giving a biography a rating so went for the middle ground. It was interesting to hear the stories of Roald Dahl as a young boy causing mischief and mayhem while also having great love for his family.
jesslolsen's review against another edition
4.0
In Boy, Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England. From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadbury's, Roald Dahl's boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected as are his world-famous, best-selling books. Packed with anecdotes -- some funny, some painful, all interesting -- this is a book that's sure to please.
This book was recommended to my by a good friend to read while I was on holidays, and I wasn't really sure what to expect when I started reading - I guess I thought it was going to be a story as to how Roald Dahl came up with the characters and stories he wrote that I grew up with. Instead I got to read about HIS fascinating early life growing up. And it honestly really is fascinating! You just don't get to experience life quite the way you got to back then - so many opportunities, and being a young child then is so different to what it is now.
Boy is easy to read and you get the gist that even early on Dahl had a wicked sense of humour. This autobiography has Dahl growing up with his family, going to boarding school, and you leave just as he gets his first job after school has finished. There are hints about his time in the war and overseas, but I know I will get the next book so I can find out all the details.
This book was recommended to my by a good friend to read while I was on holidays, and I wasn't really sure what to expect when I started reading - I guess I thought it was going to be a story as to how Roald Dahl came up with the characters and stories he wrote that I grew up with. Instead I got to read about HIS fascinating early life growing up. And it honestly really is fascinating! You just don't get to experience life quite the way you got to back then - so many opportunities, and being a young child then is so different to what it is now.
Boy is easy to read and you get the gist that even early on Dahl had a wicked sense of humour. This autobiography has Dahl growing up with his family, going to boarding school, and you leave just as he gets his first job after school has finished. There are hints about his time in the war and overseas, but I know I will get the next book so I can find out all the details.