Going Solo is the sequel to Boy, an autobiography of Roald Dahl’s early life.
Dahl chronicled the events of his life from 1938 when he was on board a ship to East Africa. He was twenty two, self assured and confident as a young, educated pompous Englishman would be.
The African adventures included an account when a friend was saved by a hair’s breath from a deadly green mamba. His witness of an incident when a native woman was carried off by a lion was absolutely a scream. He did a fantastic job in describing a bullfrog’s mating habit.
In 1939, Dahl joined the Royal Air Force as the war broke out. He flew a plane after a brief training. Dahl talked about the hair raising experiences in the RAF, the bravery coupled with naivety and fool hardiness was heartbreaking and hysterical at the same time.
As in Boy, Dahl used simple words to bring the scenes alive which made the book mesmerizing. When you are reading the book, I am sure you would be laughing aloud, describing the hilarious scenes in detail s to whoever would want to listen.
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