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hedyharper's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol
bookstorian's review against another edition
5.0
After listening to the latest episode of About a book podcast all about the Whacky World of Roald Dahl I discovered that I already had both of his autobiographies on my shelves and gladly picked up the first on a slow Wednesday morning.
Just as the opening letter from Roald himself promised there are stories of sadness, horror and humour amongst the pages of his book which was written just like one of his children' stories. There was engaging tales on every page, from his family trips to Norway, the horrendous medical drama, the excerpts from his letters and accounts of his passion for photography.
The love for his home and his mother oozed into many a story and it is largely thanks to her that he has so many memories written in his own hand and shared with the world in his first autobiography. She truly seemed to be a strong and admirable woman. Some of the more difficult stories to hear were the ones about the cruetly Roald and his class mates experienced at the hands of his teachers. These experiences truly had a lasting impact on his life and it made me incredibly disappointed in the history of the education system.
If you enjoy memoirs, biographies and auto-biographies I highly recommend this read.
Just as the opening letter from Roald himself promised there are stories of sadness, horror and humour amongst the pages of his book which was written just like one of his children' stories. There was engaging tales on every page, from his family trips to Norway, the horrendous medical drama, the excerpts from his letters and accounts of his passion for photography.
The love for his home and his mother oozed into many a story and it is largely thanks to her that he has so many memories written in his own hand and shared with the world in his first autobiography. She truly seemed to be a strong and admirable woman. Some of the more difficult stories to hear were the ones about the cruetly Roald and his class mates experienced at the hands of his teachers. These experiences truly had a lasting impact on his life and it made me incredibly disappointed in the history of the education system.
If you enjoy memoirs, biographies and auto-biographies I highly recommend this read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse and Medical content