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komalamar's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
jordanimals's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book because I love Roald Dahl. Packed with true anecdotes about his childhood, this is funny and heartwarming. Any child who loves his sense of humor in Matilda and the BFG will find a connection in this book as well and will enjoy learning more about the author, too.
megan1989's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
kitsuneheart's review against another edition
4.0
Told with the same humor (if a slight bit less absurdity) as all of Dahl's other books, "Boy" recalls the author's childhood, mostly focusing on various boarding schools. There's also a bit about vacations to Norway that left me longing to go on a trip.
You can also see some of the inspiration for Dahl's later books here, particularly "The Witches." The mouse plot and the candy shop will probably leave you a bit more than queasy, and very careful to check on the contents of your cabinets before cooking.
A warning to parents: in England, the term for an annoying chore and those boys in boarding school expected to do them is "fag." So that's going to be thrown out a lot. I'd advise speaking to your kids about this before they read, to make sure they understand the cultural context and they don't use the term in their own school.
You can also see some of the inspiration for Dahl's later books here, particularly "The Witches." The mouse plot and the candy shop will probably leave you a bit more than queasy, and very careful to check on the contents of your cabinets before cooking.
A warning to parents: in England, the term for an annoying chore and those boys in boarding school expected to do them is "fag." So that's going to be thrown out a lot. I'd advise speaking to your kids about this before they read, to make sure they understand the cultural context and they don't use the term in their own school.
jojo_27's review against another edition
5.0
A favorite, for sure. Dahl recounts stories that both horrify and delight all ages, from getting his tonsils removed without anesthesia to planting a mouse in a candy jar (fans of "You've Got Mail" will especially remember this story). An enlightening look behind the scenes of the man whose genius and imagination continue to delight decades later.
littlespacekitty's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
gingerliss's review against another edition
4.0
One of the only books by Roald Dahl I hadn't read yet, nice to read about his childhood even though I'm not a child anymore, you can tell he got some of his idea's from his childhood. Going Solo next and then I've read almost all of his books, just the collections of short stories after that.
ravenclawboi33's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, and Physical abuse
Boarding school talked about, with all the child abuse that comes with it