I read Matilda it was years ago, when I was little, I guess. And, I was in love with the novel.Although it seemed that for me Matilda was the only Dahl’s captivating book, I couldn’t help it when I saw “Boy, Tales of Childhood†a few months ago.With around 30% of discount, I grabbed the book--which happened to be the only one on the shelf. Yet, I had no time to read it...
more I read Matilda it was years ago, when I was little, I guess. And, I was in love with the novel.Although it seemed that for me Matilda was the only Dahl’s captivating book, I couldn’t help it when I saw “Boy, Tales of Childhood†a few months ago.With around 30% of discount, I grabbed the book--which happened to be the only one on the shelf. Yet, I had no time to read it until last week.Not so surprising, I was also in love with this memoir. There are five episodes of Dahl’s life that I have a thing about: * The time when he did something funny at the sweets shop. * The time when he got his adenoids taken out (a surgery without any anaesthetics!). * The time when he started to lose faith in religion. * The time when he had to go to Repton (high school) and had to wear funny uniforms. * The time when he was trying to get a job that could send him to Africa or China.This book is definitely something I want my kids to read. So rich in wonderful, funny, touching details.You should read it.An interesting note he made on writing as a job:"A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom."I'd like to know what you think of those phrases...I have mine--secretly kept in mind.
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