Norton Juster (1929–2021)
Autore di Il casello magico
Sull'Autore
Serie
Opere di Norton Juster
AS: A Surfeit of smiles 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (2014) — Collaboratore — 91 copie, 1 recensione
Essential Modern Classics Fantasy Collection: The Phantom Tollbooth / Elidor / the Sword in the Stone (2010) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Juster, Norton
- Data di nascita
- 1929-06-02
- Data di morte
- 2021-03-08
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa della morte
- complications of a stroke
- Luogo di residenza
- Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK - Istruzione
- University of Liverpool (Fulbright Scholar)
University of Pennsylvania (BA|1952 - Architecture) - Attività lavorative
- architect
historian
children's book author
professor (Architecture and Environmental Design) - Organizzazioni
- Hampshire College
Juster Pope Associates
United States Navy
Utenti
Discussioni
Group Read: The Phantom Tollbooth in The Green Dragon (Novembre 2016)
Boy and a literal Watchdog explore in a kind of crazy world in Name that Book (Gennaio 2016)
Recensioni
Liste
Overdue Podcast (1)
Favourite Books (1)
Books About Boys (1)
Witchy Fiction (1)
Childhood books (1)
1960s (1)
First Novels (1)
4th Grade Books (1)
Elementary Reads (1)
Mooie titels (1)
Elevenses (1)
Five star books (1)
Sonlight Books (1)
1970s (1)
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 19
- Opere correlate
- 6
- Utenti
- 22,461
- Popolarità
- #944
- Voto
- 4.3
- Recensioni
- 884
- ISBN
- 155
- Lingue
- 11
- Preferito da
- 17
Just a few weeks of indecision later, I was conducting my usual inspection of the local secondhand bookshop and its treasures, when suddenly, my eyes landed on this very book that Amazon was convincing me to buy! Obviously, the price was just peanuts. So I just threw my uncertainty away and bought it.
Today, I am so tremendously happy that I followed my heart. Though "The Phantom Tollbooth" is a children's fantasy adventure novel, it is so fabulously written that every adult who is a child at heart will be able to enjoy this.
Choc-a-bloc with fantastically ridiculous characters & places with the silliest possible and yet totally apt names, the book keeps you on your toes, your mind constantly active looking for the myriad metaphors and subtle life lessons being imparted in so jesting a manner. The book is thoroughly humorous and very intelligently written; you keep admiring the author's imagination and grasp of the language.
Although the book would be a great read-aloud to children aged 8 and above, the vocabulary is really extensive, plus a lot of the intelligent humour would be lost on this age group. So I'd say, great independent read for ages 11 plus (with no upper age limit. Every logophile will love this book!)
Of course, the biggest joke was on me. I assumed this to be the work of a new author as I had heard neither of the book nor of the author, Norton Juster, prior to the Amazon push notification. Turns out that the book was first published in 1961! It's sad how some classics simply pass by you without your being aware of their existence.
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