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  <title><![CDATA[Boy: Tales of Childhood]]></title>
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  <default-description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&quot;An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is not an autobiography. I would never write a history of myself. On the other hand, throughout my young days at school and just afterwards a number of things happened to me that I have never forgotten.&quot; -- Roald Dahl&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, bestselling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don't yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!&lt;/p&gt;Performed by Derek Jacobi</default-description>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My interest in reading this novel was stimulated a few weeks ago when I visited some friends, one of whom over the course of the evening dug up his collection of Roald Dahl books and proceeded to reintroduce us the magic we had near forgetten we had experienced as children in reading them. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6874167">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not usually one for autobiographies, but this one rocked. Ronald Dahl was a fortunate child. Fortunate that he wasn't killed many times by events in his life and by the awesome adventures and memories he was privileged to have.<br/>I will give you my favorite excerpt from this book.<br/>&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46283369">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think Roald Dahl is probably the best children's storyteller. When my third grade teacher read &quot;Charlie and the Chocolate Factory&quot; to our class I remember thinking, &quot;This guy is really good.&quot; But as good as &quot;Charlie and the Chocolate Factory&quot; is (or The Twits or The W...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36609695">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite autobiography. I was envious of Dahl when he told of the story of when Cadbury would send new candy to his boarding school for the children to test. I remember the candy he described, it sounded delicious, but today you can't find the candy because this was around the 40's. I don...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4030929">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really didn't know anything about Roald Dahl, other than that he was the author of The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  Sara  picked up this book in Dubai and loved it, so I read it, too.  and what a great story!   Dahl is a very good describer - it's very easy to imagine what life was ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42201892">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can’t remember whether or not I had ever read this book as a child, but I am certainly pleased that I picked it up for a little quick lunchtime reading in my grownup life.  Boy is the autobiography of children’s literature legend Roald Dahl.  A simple and classic account of boyhood, Boy recoun...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58129800">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69141391">
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A very enjoyable book, and quick to read.  Roald Dahl tells some memorable tales from his boyhood.  At times, the cruelty described at boarding schools is disturbing and it is hard to imagine that boys were treated that badly.  <br/><br/>It certainly makes you want to read some of his novels after...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69141391">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="69542396">
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, all I can say is, I'm REALLY glad I wasn't a kid in Roald Dahl's time. The idea of Fagging particularily disgusts me (of course i'm a girl, so I wouldn't have had anything to worry about.[?:]) But you can see where Roald Dahl gets the idea that alot of grown-ups are evil. Almost every single o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69542396">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Boy (as Dahl was actually called as the only son in his family) is a surprisingly bland compilation of childhood memories.  Based on Boy, I would never have guessed the creative genius that this child was to become - there were few if any inklings.  The descriptions are much more appropriate for the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63802905">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A quick read (I read it in the hours I was sitting around waiting to see if I would be picked for jury duty). I have come to really enjoy Roald Dahl--I don't think he was a particular favorite of mine as a child. There are a number of vintage set pieces (&quot;The Great Mouse Plot,&quot; A Drive in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57122825">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The tradition of English diarists is to pretty much document everything that ever happened to them in minutae. Biographies were the Twitter of reminiscence. Anyway, it's dry but you get a good idea where he began to get his fascination with candy shops ...]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gue udah selesai baca buku ini. Baru ajah. Pagi ini tepatnya. Tanggal lima bulan lima tahun dua ribu sembilan pukul delapan tepat. <br/><br/>Pertama lihat buku pasti gue lihat bagian cover dan bagian belakang bukunya. Pertama lihay cover gue pikir buku ini bercerrita tentang seorang anak laki-laki...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56008943">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Boy is about Roald Dahl's lifetime as a young kid. He talks about his life as he grows up throughout the book. From when he was just a small baby to when he becomes 20. He talks about his experience in school and college. All the troubles, memories, and adventures he has had as a kid is in this book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73932896">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is my all-time favorite. Love it. It is all about the childhood of Roald Dahl (writer of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) it really lets you into the funny and zany childhood of Roald Dahl. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, I'm not sure if I should be putting this particular book into the fictional section because it's a biography but I'm sure that being a children's book writer, there had to be some flourishes. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I was around, what? 7 years old (or whenever a child reads a typical Roald Dahl book), my parents mistakenly bought this for me, not understanding the content. Needless to say, it was not a typical Roald Dahl book and practically scared the shit out of the 7 year old me. I think I've repressed ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45405966">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really wonderful - started just a tad slow, and I was thrown off by the simplicity of his style (it IS and autobiography for kids, after all), but it was fascinating, engaging, funny, and intense.  His detail is rich, and he captures very vividly both the emotion and the action of growing up in the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63539503">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a really interesting biography/memoir, and probably the first I ever read.  I couldn't believe all the crazy things that happened in his life - from a car accident where he almost lost his nose, to getting his adenoids removed with no anesthesia, to playing pranks and getting caned at schoo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43829049">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Out of most of Roald Dahls book this is one of my least favorite because i find his other adventure books to be more interesting and eye catching to the reader. Theres a part in the book where he gets his nose almost cut off and i found that interesting because not everybody can relate to that. I fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43446313">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[From Book Lover's Calendar 12/6/07:<br/><br/><strong>For Children Of All Ages</strong><br/><br/>What is it about Roald Dahl that makes parents cringe and children delight?  The made-up words, too much candy, and mean grown-ups who get their comeuppances at the hands of clever kids.  Add outlandish situations, ri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71296642">more...</a>]]></body>
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