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「何だかすべてが時間の無駄みたいだ」とマイロは嘆く。「何もすることもないし、行きたいところもないし、見るべきものだってない」。何事にも意味を見出せないこの退屈な、本当に退屈しきっている主人公の部屋に、なぜか料金徴収所が突然出現してびっくり仰天、憂鬱（ゆううつ）な退屈どころではなくなってしまう。マイロはほかにやることなんてひとつもないから、おもちゃの車のほこりをはらい、料金を支払って、料金所を通り抜けてみる。そこに待っていたのは神話的ともいうべき旅。マイロは退屈とはおよそほど遠い人物に、数え切れないほど出会うのだった。
ノートン・ジャスターは独創的でウィットに富み、笑いを誘うこの小説を1961年に出版し、たいへんな賞賛を得た（そして今も得つづけている）。この35周年記念版の冒頭にある「Appreciation（この本のすばらしさ）」で、モーリス・センダックは「真の傑作が必ずそうであるように、『The Phantom Tollbooth（マイロのふしぎな冒険）』は飛び跳ね、舞い上がり、心をひきつける箇所がふんだんに盛り込まれている」と書いているが、まったくそのとおりだ。
Dictionopolisに向かうマイロは、WhetherMan（いわく「天気がどうなるかよりも、天気があることを知ることのほうが結局は大事だ」）に出会い、Doldrums（Lethargariansがたくさん住んでいる）を通過し、トック（Tock）という名のwatch dog（大きな目覚まし時計の体をしている）を拾う。一瞬Officer Short Shriftと取っ組み合ったマイロとトックが、Mountains of Ignoranceへ双子のプリンセスRhymeとReasonを救出に向かう Word Marketでは、二重の意味に満ちた見事な風刺の世界は、いよいよ強烈なものになる。言葉、アイロニー、『不思議な国のアリス』風の冒険が好きな人にとって、この本は長年にわたりお気に入りの本になるだろう。（8才以上） --このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。
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すべてが退屈で無気力な少年ミロの部屋に、ある日突然おもちゃの車の料金徴収所が現れる。ミニカーでこの料金所を通過したのがすべてのはじまり、ミロは不思議な国The Land of Beyond(はるか彼方の国)の冒険へと巻き込まれる。 Watchdog(時間の無駄使い監視犬)のトックとともに、Dictionpolice(ことばの都)を訪れ、Which(魔女Witchではないけど魔法使い)と出会い、The Mount of Ignorance(無知の山)をさまようRhyme(韻)とReason(理論)という名のお姫様を助け出す使命を与えられる。その冒険の先々で、へんてこな人たちに次々と出会う。『不思議の国のアリス』男の子版で言葉遊びがいたるところに。単なる冒険物語ではなく、「言葉」と「生きること=命」がどんなにすばらしいものかを教えてくれる。(み)
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ノビ○くんよりも無気力な男の子が不思議な国を旅する話。
話の筋はオズの魔法使いに似てる？
でもこの世界にいるのは"witch(魔女)"ではなくて"which"だし、watchdog(番犬)が監視しているのは時間の無駄遣い。
一事が万事、こんなカンジで原語でないと文字通り意味が出なーい。英語を学ぶヒトにはぜひ読んでもらいたい一冊です。
話の筋はオズの魔法使いに似てる？
でもこの世界にいるのは"witch(魔女)"ではなくて"which"だし、watchdog(番犬)が監視しているのは時間の無駄遣い。
一事が万事、こんなカンジで原語でないと文字通り意味が出なーい。英語を学ぶヒトにはぜひ読んでもらいたい一冊です。
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The childhood favorite that's still with me
2000/9/4
形式:マスマーケット
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 though I loved this book as a kid, I appreciate it much more as an adult.
If you remember reading this as a child, I strongly recommend you give it a look again. You'll likely pick up on quite a few things in the story that you might not have gotten the gist of in your youth!
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An enjoyable classic of great originality.
2000/7/1
形式:ペーパーバック
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 speaker, who slips my mind at this moment) "The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to get sharper."
Although Norton Juster's tale will probably never receive as much wild acclaim as the Harry Potter series, The Phantom Tollbooth nevertheless exhibits its own quiet charm. It is full of original characters and entertaining events, and I heartily recommend it for any child, or adult for that matter, who would like to be amused for a few hours on a rainy afternoon - especially if you think there's nothing to do! It is a wonderful book to read to a child, and the simple black and white drawings scattered throughout the text belie the vivid pictures that Juster paints with his words.
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“WELCOME TO EXPECTATIONS”
2006/4/23
形式:ペーパーバック
Milo’s bored with everything
And 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 abate
The brilliance of this story lies
In the author’s verbal skill
The places and the characters
Provide a learning thrill
The characters are wonderful
The plotline never dull
You’ll read this story several times
Until your brain is full
So if you are a child at heart
From two to ninety two
I strongly recommend this one
To you, and you, and you
Amanda Richards, April 22, 2006
And 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 abate
The brilliance of this story lies
In the author’s verbal skill
The places and the characters
Provide a learning thrill
The characters are wonderful
The plotline never dull
You’ll read this story several times
Until your brain is full
So if you are a child at heart
From two to ninety two
I strongly recommend this one
To you, and you, and you
Amanda Richards, April 22, 2006
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