Roald Dahl shares vivid tales from his Norwegian-Welsh childhood, including school pranks, family tragedies, and quirky adventures like chocolate testing and a near-fatal nose injury.
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Roald Dahl shares vivid tales from his Norwegian-Welsh childhood, including school pranks, family tragedies, and quirky adventures like chocolate testing and a near-fatal nose injury.
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From his high-spirited childhood in Norway and Wales to his michievous battles against authority and his cruel experiences at an English public school, Boy is the enchanting, funny and sometimes painful account of Roald Dahl's early life. Continuing his story where Boy left off, Going Solo recounts his hair-raising adventures in East Africa as the employee of an oil company and later, with the outbreak of war, as a daring and courageous RAF fighter pilot in the Western Desert, Greece and the Mid...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Descriptions of WWII aerial combat and dangers; childhood accidents like a severe car crash injuring the nose; some school beatings depicted
Profanity
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Brief use of era-specific offensive language, including racial slurs from the early 20th century context
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Background references to British colonialism in Africa and WWII military service
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of corporal punishment and caning at school; emotional suffering from family deaths; prank involving a mouse as revenge on a cruel shopkeeper
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