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| 171 of 179 people found the following review helpful  The childhood favorite that's still with me, This review is from: Phantom Tollbooth (Mass Market Paperback) After my first reading of 'The Phantom Tollbooth', it became,and still remains, my favorite young reader book. I wrote two book reports on it for my middle school reading classes. I even received a copy of it as a tenth birthday present. Ever since, I've read it from cover to cover at least once a year.As a child, I enjoyed reading the strange adventures of a bored Milo embarking on his legendary quest. As an adult, I enjoy the tome's play on words, such as the Whether man ("It's more important to know whether there will be weather, rather than what the weather will be") and the Isle of Conclusions, a place you have to jump to to get there. I also love the book's personifying such abstract concepts as statistics, like the (literally) half a child that Milo meets who's the end result of the average family having 2.58 children. It also has neat takes on people's points of view, like the boy who grows down, rather than up. Needless to say, it's pretty apparent that even... Read more 108 of 112 people found the following review helpful An enjoyable classic of great originality.,  This review is from: The Phantom Tollbooth (Paperback) I first had this book read to me by my third grade teacher, and begged my mother to buy it for me soon thereafter, that I might read it for myself. It was my first "favorite book" (for all those what-are-your-favorite-book questions), and it continues to be a treasured classic on my shelf.The story follows the journey of Milo, a boy bored of basically everything around him. One day he receives a mysterious package that turns out to be a tollbooth. For lack of anything better to do, he puts it together and begins to play, only to find himself driving in an entirely different world. There he meets all sort of curious creatures, from a giant watchdog (literally, a dog whose body is a watch) and a humbug the size of a person. Juster plays with words as if they were tangible objects to juggle, and continually surprises the reader by turning ordinary events into magical occurrences. This book very much exemplifies the quote (and I apologize for not naming the... Read more 226 of 242 people found the following review helpful “WELCOME TO EXPECTATIONS”,    This review is from: The Phantom Tollbooth (Paperback) Milo’s bored with everythingAnd couldn’t see the reason For learning math or spelling bees No matter what the season At home one day he found a box Not round, but not quite square ONE GENU-INE TURNPIKE TOLLBOOTH The label did declare Intrigued, he jumped into his car Although this was a toy Through the tollbooth he then passed, One jaded little boy He found himself quite somewhere else It happened very fast “WELCOME TO EXPECTATIONS” said a signpost that he passed But in this land there was a feud Between two stubborn brothers One thought words were number one While numbers were the other’s Milo, Humbug, faithful Tock Must help to set things straight Get Rhyme and Reason to return so the feuding will... Read more |
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