- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Puffin; New edition edition (5 April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 014131141X
- ISBN-13: 978-0141311418
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 273,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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BOY and GOING SOLO together in one volume which tells the story of Roald Dahl's school years and his time working in Africa and in the war.
About the Author
Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on the head", sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990.
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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first read this book when I was about 10 years old. I had always been a fan of Roald Dahl and his stories and this was no exception.
I can honestly say I lost count of the amount of times I have re-read this book (I think last time was only last year and I am now 19!). It was an easy to read book that a child could manage, but it made me aware of some very adult issues - caning children, the birth of the motor car, the wonders of Africa and the shocks of War. At ten years old I knew nothing of these things apart from those which I read in this book. But these issues wern't boring to me, they were entertaining and funny and enjoyable to read.
The idea of Africa was the one which stayed with me. When I finished 6th form I decided to visit the Africa that was written about in Going Solo.
Although it wasn't the only factor, I think this book was the spark which set me on this idea and so I shall never forget it. Thankyou Roald Dahl!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A funny, sometimes moving account of the childhood and later life of Roald Dahl.
For those of you who are huge fans of all those great characters such as Charlie, Matilda and the BFG, take a closer look at the heart and mind of their creator Roald Dahl.
Roald's biography unfolds in a intimate down to earth style which almost gives you the impression he is telling his story, off the record, just to you.
Boy/Going Solo is a book which will have you holding your breath, laughing out loud and reaching for the tissues before the last page is turned and will definitely leave you wanting to read more.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As it says on the book - "Roald Dahl's life was as funny, bizarre, fightening and exciting as the stories he wrote" This is 100% true. From being 6 at school to 10 at boarding school in Boy he goes onto being a Hawker Hurricane pilot flying in Greece and the Western desert in 1942. This is an amazing read and it is a book that you will read again and again.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Book if you like Dahl
I loved this book, he lived a full life in a different time. When people wrote letters and not reviews on a website like this.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. S. Turner
Treat Yourself
it's definitely worth buying the edition which includes both parts of his autobiography - 'Boy' (his childhood years) and 'Going Solo', his wartime adventures. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Darkhorse
very enjoyable read
This like all of Dahls books is very entertaining and readable. Boy was the more interesting book to me but once you finish Boy you will want to read Solo.
Published 7 months ago by Fiona McLeod
Highly enjoyable...
Very enjoyable edition of these two autobiographical memoirs of Roald Dahl's. 'Boy' covers his family background and childhood in Wales and summer holidays in Norway, followed up... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Paul Harris
Roald Dahl Reading Books
Excellent reading material for any young child with great story lines and adventure.
My 8 year old is already hooked and on his 9th book.
My 8 year old is already hooked and on his 9th book.
Published 20 months ago by Bruce
Fantastic
My daughter got this book for christmas and I had to borrow it straight away! Boy is about Roald Dahl's early life; his childhood and school life. Very funny and touching. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Faye
new book
book in first class condition and arrived in 2 days of ordering. will definatly order again.
Published 22 months ago by Kenneth E. Boynett
Boy - a great read
Roald Dahl's biography reads a bit like his children books, just more gruesome, for instance, when he gets bady caned by the headmaster of his school for hiding a dead mouse in the... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2009 by Mag Heidrun Lang-heran
Not what I expected!
I expected a dull plod through the life of a writer - but no! this book is a wonderful, engaging, lively trip through the highlights and lowlights of a man who led an extraordinary... Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2007 by Bookworm
compellingly gruesome!
Having read this book it is easy to see where Dahl got the more macabre ideas for his childrens books. Intensely readable and totally fascinating. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2000 by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
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