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by Roald Dahl

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How long does it take to read 'More About Boy'?

Johnny 4h30m—About four hours and a half, per a reading in 2 sessions of the 2009 edition with ISBN 9780374350550.

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Is it worth reading 'More About Boy' if you've already read 'Boy: Tales of Childhood'?

Johnny Regrettably, it's hard to say. 'More About Boy' (2009) includes just about everything in 'Boy: Tales of Childhood' (1984), but it does add a littl…moreRegrettably, it's hard to say. 'More About Boy' (2009) includes just about everything in 'Boy: Tales of Childhood' (1984), but it does add a little bit of extra content on top. Considering that Dahl died in 1990, it isn't exactly like he was still around to include anything new in the 2009 edition. It's clear that (a bit of) material was added, though it's less clear if anything was removed or if it was just moved around. Whether any of the new content is actually worthwhile information is a whole different topic, and a subjective one at that.

So sadly, it's hard to say for sure. That said, if you already read 'Boy', you'll certainly feel like you've read this book before, and the vast majority will sound familiar to you. If you're checking it out from the library then it doesn't really matter, but if one were to buy the book it would certainly make more sense to just buy 'More About Boy'.(less)

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What are the chapters in 'More About Boy', and is there a Table of Contents'?

Johnny Per the 2009 edition with ISBN 9780374350550:

🙤 Table of Contents 🙦
• Starting-point
- Papa and Mama
- More About Mama
- Kindergarten, 1922…morePer the 2009 edition with ISBN 9780374350550:

🙤 Table of Contents 🙦
• Starting-point
- Papa and Mama
- More About Mama
- Kindergarten, 1922-3
- A Grand Time
• Llandaff Cathedral School, 1923–5 (Age 7-9)
- The Bicycle and the Sweet-shop
- The Great Mouse Plot
- A Life Without Sweets
- Going to Norway
- The Magic Island
- A Visit to the Doctor
- The Last Lap
• St Peter's, 1925–9 (age 9-13)
- First day
- Writing Home
- The Matron
- Homesickness
- A Drive in the Motor-car
- The Meccano Chariot
- Captain Hardcastle
- How I Became a Writer
- Little Ellis and the Boil
- Goat's tobacco
• Repton and Shell, 1929–36 (age 13-20)
- Getting Dressed for the Big School
- Boazers
- Painful Punishments
- The Headmaster
- Chocolates
- Ten Horrid Little Boys and Girls
- Corkers
- Fagging
- That Awful Cold Bath
- Games and Photography
- Goodbye, School
• P.S.
- The Voyage Out (Excerpt from Going Solo)
- A Dahl-tastic Quiz
- Acknowledgements
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can i download this book?

Saunders Kids Yes you can, I use the kindle app, or an actual Kindle :P p.

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