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Going Solo
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Going Solo by Roald Dahl, read by Dan Stevens.
This is the second part of Roald Dahl's remarkable life story, following on from Boy. When he grew up, Roald Dahl left England for Africa - and a series of dangerous adventures began. From tales of plane crashes to surviving snake bites, this is Roald Dahl's extraordinary life before becoming the world's number one story teller.
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- O Day
- 16-11-17
Snakes, Boats & Dogfights
Roald Dahl’s Going Solo picks up where Boy left off, as Dahl heads to Africa at the tender age of 22 to work for Shell. The first part of the book charts his adventures just before the outbreak of WW2. As war breaks out, Dahl joins the RAF as a fighter pilot – not a comfortable job for a man of 6’ 6” – and he shares his stories of crash landings in North Africa and dogfights in Greece. Incredible stuff. Dan Stevens does a superb job with the narration, pulling off a wide variety of eccentric accents, suitably befitting of the oddball characters that Dahl meets along the way, and no-doubt used as inspiration for his, now famous, characters.
Don’t be misled by the cover art or author, this is very much a book for young adults and up.
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- Simon
- 30-03-15
Great book
I loved the expression in the narrators voice and also the story was great and had lots of action in it.
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- K Bright
- 28-01-17
Interesting insight into war.
Surprise at how much I enjoyed this book. Narrator had the right tone and pace to reflect the story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-02-15
Perfect
I have no words to describe how exciting, interesting and sometimes touching this story is, so you'll just have to read it yourself and find out. The narration is also excellent - Dan Stevens has a wonderful voice which suits Dahl's autobiography exactly. As an aside, Boy is equally good.
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- Mr Bigglesworth
- 15-11-16
Mint
Very very good. Had no idea he did all this stuff before he became an author
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- J Ordish
- 24-02-16
What a fascinating life
First off listen to boy
You will not be disappointed
One of the best books I have listened to
Enjoy :)
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- E.A.P.
- 26-04-15
OMG WHAT IS THIS WONDERFUL BREATHTAKING STORY
I just can't say enough how much I loved the story!!!! How fascinating Roald Dahl's life is and how wonderful he is at narrating his stories!!!!!!! I love it I love it!!!
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- Sigrin
- 03-09-22
Dahling of a book
I have enjoyed these books of Ronald Dahl’s life as a boy and young man.
Highly recommend this book and the one preceding it Boy.
Dan Stevens was a great narrator.
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- David
- 19-03-17
Worth a listen
What did you like most about Going Solo?
The WW2 generation had such amazing lives and Roald Dahl was no exception. His time in Africa before the war and then as a fighter pilot makes this well worth listening to, though if anything I did prefer the first book "Boy",
What does Dan Stevens bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Well narrated by Dan Stevens.
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- MR M.A.PATEL
- 01-11-16
Excellent sequel
Excellent sequel wish there was 3rd and 4th installment. Made horrible traffic past faster. A1
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