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All rights reserved.The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (1993)
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A must-read!
This book was recommended by a friend. Every child should read this or have it read to them. There are lessons about life and learning mixed with humor, sarcasm and a great deal of symbolism.
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The Phantom TollboothReview created: 07/06/07
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krazykrissy128 ( 8 )
I bought this book because I remembered loving it when I was in like 5th grade or so, and I loved it this time around. The characters are so far-fetched, and the plot is so inviting and interesting that you just can't put the book down. I recommend it to all ages just for a silly, but interesting read.
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Childhood memoryReview created: 10/09/06
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The Phantom Tollbooth is a very stimulating book that reaches out to children of all ages. All children experence boredom at times and to have an entire novel dedicated to this common problem is more than genius. I purchased the book to re-read for my own enjoyment as I read and enjoyed it back in 5th grade. I couldn't put it down since!
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childrensbookReview created: 08/16/06
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good book to stimulate conversation with parents. I read it to an advanced 1st grade reader, vocabulary easy, content difficult to understand for that age.
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Faintly Macabre and other fanciful characters...Review created: 06/30/06
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I read this book for the first time at the age of 12. I fell in love immediately with the characters and intricate wordplay. I am disappointed that this book and Norton Juster isn't as well-known as other children's book authors such as Roald Dahl.
The book opens by following a young boy as he lazily trudges through his day. He finds a tollbooth in his room which takes him to a wild fantasy world where ideas and phrases he had or might not have heard before suddenly take on new meaning. Throughout his travels, his way of thinking is changed by the wonderous places and eccentric characters he encounters.
I recently purchased a copy and was instantly transformed back to the Land of Rhyme and Reason. This is definitely on my classic list.
The book opens by following a young boy as he lazily trudges through his day. He finds a tollbooth in his room which takes him to a wild fantasy world where ideas and phrases he had or might not have heard before suddenly take on new meaning. Throughout his travels, his way of thinking is changed by the wonderous places and eccentric characters he encounters.
I recently purchased a copy and was instantly transformed back to the Land of Rhyme and Reason. This is definitely on my classic list.
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A GREAT BOOK TO ENJOY WITH YOUR CHILDREN1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH is a clever book that is fun for adults as well as children to read. It's full of puns, plays on words, idioms and commonly-used sayings that are taken literally with amusing results. Younger children may need some help in understanding some of the humor, but even if they don't catch the meaning of everything, they will still enjoy it on their own level.
My 10-year-old son read and did a book report on "The Phantom Tollbooth" this year, and I was surprised to discover that his teacher was not familiar with this book. I purchased this copy to give to her as an end-of-year gift. This book is now sitting in a 4th-grade classroom for more children to discover and enjoy. I highly recommend it for anyone with an imagination and a sense of humor.
My 10-year-old son read and did a book report on "The Phantom Tollbooth" this year, and I was surprised to discover that his teacher was not familiar with this book. I purchased this copy to give to her as an end-of-year gift. This book is now sitting in a 4th-grade classroom for more children to discover and enjoy. I highly recommend it for anyone with an imagination and a sense of humor.
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Read, Review and Recycle Writeoff: the language-lauding, boredom-banishing, elation-evoking "Tollbooth"Review created: 06/03/01
by: soxfan -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
playful humor and humorous wordplay; Jules Feiffer's marvelous illustrations
playful humor and humorous wordplay; Jules Feiffer's marvelous illustrations
Cons:
none
none
Boredom, begone! Apathy, aroint! Doldrums, disappear! You'll never afflict me again, because I have the perfect antidote: Norton Juster's "The Phantom Tollbooth." A good book engages its readers, and "Tollbooth" does it better than most. For this is a book about coming to your senses. At the end of Juster's wonderful journey, readers and protagonist alike return to reality, ready to relish the everyday wonders of their own world. Disclaimer: I haven't been a child in a couple of decades, nor do I have children of my own. So I can't comment on this book's suitability, usefulness as a teaching..
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I wish I had read this one as a childReview created: 01/02/06
by: t13monkeys -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
excellent wordplay, clever characters, original
excellent wordplay, clever characters, original
Cons:
none
none
When I was growing up I saw this book many times in my library. But I was spooked. I could not quite place my finger on it, but the giant dog with the watch embedded in him, as I now know as the watchdog Tock, crouched there with his frown, discouraged me from picking this book up in my younger years. I simply did not like him. Now that my fear of strange large animals with watches embedded in them has somewhat subsided, otherwise known as I GREW OLD , one of my dear friends pushed this novel into my hand, and said I think you would like this. I could not remember if I had read The Phantom...
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Want to Break Out of the Doldrums? Start Thinking!Review created: 08/05/00
by: jankp -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
lots of wonderfully strange characters, fun to read or read aloud to kids
lots of wonderfully strange characters, fun to read or read aloud to kids
Cons:
language humor may need to be explained, demons may scare the very young
language humor may need to be explained, demons may scare the very young
Suddenly finding himself smack in a strange land where thinking too little will detour you into the Doldrums for miles and miles of nothingness, a bored ten-year old boy relearns how to jumpstart his life with the magical help of a gift he discovers in his room after school. A letter tells him to put the tollbooth together to take a journey into the land beyond in his electric car and so with nothing better to do, he amuses himself by playing along. He randomly chooses his destination from the enclosed map, Dictionopolis (a city of words where words are eaten, bought and sold, and spelled out.
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A Pun-derful TaleReview created: 03/01/00
by: Redlass -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Great puns, fun imagery, lots of laughs
Great puns, fun imagery, lots of laughs
Cons:
It's classified as a *kid's* book and I want to read it
It's classified as a *kid's* book and I want to read it
I have a confession to make. Yes, "Phantom Tollbooth" is a children's book. And I'm sure that the fourth copy of the book that I recently bought will someday end up in a child's hands. Until then, I just can't stop reading it and laughing over it. I first read it when it should be read--in childhood. It was delightful. I spent many hours creating new stories in which I traveled through the tollbooth and met the fantastic creatures of Norton's creation. Never again would I use the phrase "killing time" without hearing Tock howling in the background. Rhyme and Reason will always be a pair of...
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My Favorite Novel from My YouthReview created: 01/10/02
by: bluekennedy -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
well-written, fantastic story, page turner, everything
well-written, fantastic story, page turner, everything
Cons:
none at all
none at all
A lot of bookworms like myself have a favorite book from childhood or young adulthood that was overly adored. The cover is worn and hanging on for dear life, the spine bends every which way, and the pages are a yellowish shade of white. The Phantom Tollbooth was definitely this book for me. No matter how many time I read this book, I am still always fascinated and there are still parts of the book I managed to never catch. Milo Our main character in The Phantom Tollbooth is Milo. He is a boy that sees "the process of seeking knowledge as the greatest waste of time of all." Nothing seems to...
Review ID: 10000000000201760
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