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| Title | : | Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography #2) |
| Author | : | Roald Dahl |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 209 pages |
| Published | : | April 5th 2001 by Puffin (first published 1986) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir. Childrens |
Roald Dahl
Paperback | Pages: 209 pages Rating: 4.08 | 20576 Users | 1323 Reviews
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Superb Stories, Daring Deeds, Fantastic AdventuresHere is the action-packed sequel to Boy, a tale of Dahl's exploits as a World War II pilot. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Roald Dahl one the world's best-loved writers, Going Solo brings you directly into the action and into the mind of this fascinating man.
From book cover:
The second part of Roald Dahl's extraordinary life story. Here he is grown up: first in Africa, then learning to be a wartime fighter pilot. It is a story that is funny, frightening and full of fantasy - as you would expect.
The first part of Roald Dahl's life story: Boy, is also available in the New Windmill Series.
Cover illustration by Quentin Blake
Mention Books To Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography #2)
| Original Title: | Going Solo |
| ISBN: | 0141311428 (ISBN13: 9780141311425) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Roald Dahl's Autobiography #2 |
| Setting: | East Africa Dar es Salaam,1938(Tanzania, United Republic of) Nairobi,1939(Kenya) …more RAF Habbaniya,1940(Iraq) Alexandria,1940(Egypt) Eleusis (Greece),1941(Greece) Palestine,1941 …less |
Rating Based On Books Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography #2)
Ratings: 4.08 From 20576 Users | 1323 ReviewsJudgment Based On Books Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography #2)
A sequel to Boy, this picks up with Dahls journey to East Africa to take up a position with Shell. The journey there is as joyous as anything hes written: he takes such delight in his fellow passengers dotty behavior, like the major and his wife who jog the deck naked; the female coffee farmer who has a horror of fingers and toes; and the cabin mate (a Mr. U.N. Savory literally!) who goes to great lengths to hide his baldness. Once in Tanganyika he has some alarming snake and lion encountersMany years ago, I read this book, which thoroughly captivated me. Before earning a worldwide reputation as a writer of exciting and wildly imaginative childrens books, Dahl had served as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Here he relates his experiences of undergoing flight training in Southern Africa. He conveys with touching clarity the stresses, joys, and pain any pilot trainee experiences in coming to grips with flying. As someone who is fascinated with
2). I'm giving this book 5 stars without having actually read it, but ya know what it's my review so I can do whatever I want (don't try and stop me)!It's getting 5 stars because my 2nd grade son LOVES, LOVES, LOVES it!!! The other night he got sent to bed with no read aloud (the little bastard lied to me about brushing his teeth, I know I'm such a hard ass) but he didn't even care!!! He just said "OK", grabbed his this book and happily trotted off to bed.Then last night I had to go into his
A wonderful, harrowing and yet somehow light-hearted account of Dahl's time during the Second World War as a RAF pilot. Most fascinating, which one finds with the war poets, is, though it is obviously horrid and despicable, they all seem to bloody love war. Not nice when you nearly die, but jolly good fun otherwise. Camaraderie has a lot to do with it, but I think it's also just what you need to do when faced with such senseless, mindless stupidity.Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest | Shop |
Whew! This man did more within a year than I have in my life. And the giraffes would incline their heads very slightly and stare down at me with languorous demure expressions, but they never ran away. I found it exhilarating to be able to walk freely among such huge graceful wild creatures and talk to them as I wished. This is the second half of Dahl's autobiography. What a wild life! Right after high school, Roald packed up his belongings, got a job for the Shell company and set off for
Roald Dahl is not just a great writer - he's a wonderful human being, and that's what makes him so damn good at writing too.He's observant and self-aware, matter-of-fact but wondering, curious and amazed at life, brave and charming in the way he writes and the things he's done, concise and generous and really fucking tall.I'm pretty much in love with his soul.
Great book. I still can't believe that Roald Dahl experienced so many thrilling adventures before he became an author. This book had crash landings to green mamba attacks. If I were him I would have never left his thrilling life. I really loved the middle of the book because that's when the book started to become interesting. 10/10 great book. I recommend it to anyone who likes a thrilling and adventurous book.
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