Going Solo
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From Publishers Weekly
The esteemed novelist, short-story writer, author of children's classics and screenplays presents a sequel to Boy, his first book of memoirs, published as a children's book. Now 70, Dahl chronicles events of his youth, when he worked in Africa and garnered material for his chilling tales about lethal snakes and other perils. The autobiography dwells mainly, though, on Dahl's experiences in the British Royal Air Force and on his comrades during World War II. Appealingly illustrated, this second volume contains copies of the author's letters to his mother and ends with their joyful reunion. The book is exciting, touching and graced by Dahl's incomparable sense of humor: a standout.
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From Publishers Weekly
The esteemed novelist, short-story writer, author of children's classics and screenplays presents a sequel to Boy, his first book of memoirs, published as a children's book. Now 70, Dahl chronicles events of his youth, when he worked in Africa and garnered material for his chilling tales about lethal snakes and other perils. The autobiography dwells mainly, though, on Dahl's experiences in the British Royal Air Force and on his comrades during World War II. Appealingly illustrated, this second volume contains copies of the author's letters to his mother and ends with their joyful reunion. The book is exciting, touching and graced by Dahl's incomparable sense of humor: a standout.
As my boyfriend said to me the other day, you know something must've happened to Mr. Dahl when he was younger to make him write such kooky books, and Going Solo is full of his adventures. I never knew before reading the book that he'd spent time in Africa, and I knew only in passing that he'd been a fighter pilot in World War II. He is a master of simple prose, taking you right to the scene and placing you square in the middle of his adventures, never resorting to complicated, difficult language. If you grew up reading his books, you can't miss this chance to learn more about the author; and if, somehow, you never read one of his stories as a child now's your chance to find out about a man and his best adventures before he settled down and started entertaining children with stores like James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.