Jul 29, 2023Anita_Dickey rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I read this book for the htoop flourish and blotts reading challenge. I used the 2023 reading challenge prompt read a book that includes a celebration. It is also on Listopia's 300 books everyone should read once list. I didn't love it,…
Jun 22, 2023jl07 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster is a whimsical and imaginative adventure that will charm readers of all ages. I've re-read it a bunch of times since elementary school. The story follows Milo, a bored and disenchanted young boy,…
"This book of wordplay and fantasy is a delight to read - at any age. When I first read this book in grade school, it blew me away and made me a lifelong fan of fantasy (and grammar ;) )" - Hannah
This is a long overdue reread for me as The Phantom Tollbooth was one of my favorite books as a kid that I used to read over and over again, and I understand why. This was as magical, fun and witty as I remember it. For me it made school…
May 06, 2022picklewizard24 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
"The Phantom Tollbooth" tries desperately to canonize itself as a classic children's book; the blurb bills the book as one and the gratuitous praise essays all testify to Juster's accomplishment. But most anyone who has read classic…
Jul 19, 2021smatte rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Phantom Tollbooth is a fun, uplifting fantasy story that I think would serve as an excellent introduction to genre fiction for young people, particularly readers between 8 and 12 years of age. Some wordplay may go over children's…
May 10, 2021MagicMountains rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Phantom Tollbooth is about a boy named Milo who stumbles into a fictional world called the Lands Beyond. Through his adventures, we see his bored, nihilistic self slowly start maturing as he meets new friends and learns new lessons,…
Apr 22, 2021JCLPiepieB rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I'm in my early 30s and I just now read this book for the first time :) So witty, so clever, and some great lines to take away. Definitely worth a read!
Mar 31, 2021biffblack rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Clever, even brilliantly funny, when it isn't being sentimental. I liked the book a lot for the first ten chapters, then after that -- it's downhill all the way.
The dinner party -- wherein the guests must eat their words -- a hoot!!…
I first fell in love with this playful allegory when I was 6 or 8 and my grandfather read it out loud to me. Since then, I've read it over and over, at least 20 times total, and every single time I find some new clever thing I've never…
This is one of my favourite books of all time. Each time I have read it over the past 30 years I have gotten something new out of it. A great way to teach about the joys and importance of staying curious and learning.
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The Phantom Tollbooth