A review by donnaadouglas
Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl

4.0

A wonderful autobiography from one of my all-time favourite writers. Dahl's richly descriptive recollections of his childhood clearly demonstrate the origins for many of his stories - his love of sweets influencing 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', and his boarding school's Matron influencing Matilda's Miss Trunchbull are two obvious examples.

A lovely read that harks back to a lost time in Britain's history, as well as in Dahl's life. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.