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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket #1)

by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 · rating details · 227,817 ratings · 4,171 reviews

Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!

But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy p...more

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Published August 16th 2007 by Puffin (first published 1964)

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Jul 11, 2010 Sandy Tjan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, jess-shelf, bbc-big-reads, ebook

Jess, my 7 year old little girl, gives it 5 stars.

Comments while reading:

“How come someone is called ‘Gloop’? And ‘Salt’? Isn’t that the thing that we use for cooking?”

“What is ‘spoiled’? Oh, okay, I’m NOT spoiled.”

“Huh, Grandpa Joe is 96 years old?! How come that he’s even older than my grandpa?”

“How come Charlie’s dad can’t work at the toothpaste factory anymore? What does ‘bankrupt’ mean?”

“Will Charlie ever get the golden ticket?”

“Yes! Charlie found it!”

“Mr. Wonka looks like a clown!”

“How com...more

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Dec 16, 2010 Jeanette rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-little-me-loved, all-fiction, five-star-fiction, for-the-munchkins, giggles

If you ever want to cheer yourself up, go back and read a book you loved and read over and over as a child. For me, this is one book that will always be better than any movie they make from it. Nothing Hollywood does with special effects will ever be as magical as what Roald Dahl did with just plain old words.

It has been MANY long years since I last looked at this book, but it all came back to me as soon as I turned to the first page and saw the illustrations. I was immediately carried away by...more If you ever want to cheer yourself up, go back and read a book you loved and read over and over as a child. For me, this is one book that will always be better than any movie they make from it. Nothing Hollywood does with special effects will ever be as magical as what Roald Dahl did with just plain old words.

It has been MANY long years since I last looked at this book, but it all came back to me as soon as I turned to the first page and saw the illustrations. I was immediately carried away by the story. Even though I already knew how everything would turn out, I found myself rooting for Charlie Bucket to find one of the five Golden Tickets. And yes, I watched gleefully as the naughty kids paid for their bad behavior.

I love the chants the Oompa-Loompas do after each bad kid gets his or her comeuppance. These guys are the original rappers! My mind was showing me hundreds of itty-bitty Oompa-Loompas in the background doing wild synchronized hip-hop moves while chanting to a rapper rhythm:
"Augustus Gloop! Augustus Gloop!
The great big greedy nincompoop!
How long could we allow this beast
To gorge and guzzle, feed and feast
On everything he wanted to?
Great Scott! It simply wouldn't do!"

I've always loved to play with our English words that have more than one meaning, so passages like the one below tickle me pink (or pickle me tink, if you are The BFG):

They streaked past a black door. STOREROOM NUMBER 71, it said on it. WHIPS--ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
"Whips!" cried Veruca Salt. "What on earth do you use whips for?"
"For whipping cream, of course," said Mr. Wonka. "How can you whip cream without whips? Whipped cream isn't whipped cream at all unless it's been whipped with whips. Just as a poached egg isn't a poached egg unless it's been stolen from the woods in the dead of night!"

There's a sinister undercurrent in the book that I missed completely when I was a kid. I can just see Mr. Dahl chortling to himself when he wrote some of this stuff. Heh heh, that little bit about the whips oughta give the grownups a little hitch in their ho-hum.
But everything comes out happy in the end. Even the naughty kids still get their lifetime supply of Willy Wonka's DELICIOUS EATABLES. Not to mention a nasty case of diabetes after a few years of indulgence.
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Jul 28, 2011 Cary rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Finally, Im done reading this book. Ive been wanting to read this ever since I learned that the movie of the same title was based on this book. ANother reason why I want to read this is because it is also included in the BBC big list along with another Children's Classic, Charlotte's Web which was also adapted into a movie.

The story is about the adventure of Charlie Bucket and four other children who won the Golden Ticket and was given the privilege to spend a day inside the largest chocolate fa...more

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Dec 22, 2012 Maria rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Maria by: Kwesi 章英狮

Shelves: children-s, buddy-read, e-book, short

I recommend Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

*****

Yay, that was fun! I didn't expect to like this book, but it was entertaining, really. I love Grandpa Joe and that's a fact. =)

Charlie's family is poor. They are usually cold and hungry. Imagine his delight when he got a golden ticket to enter Willy Wonka's chocolate factory! *me looking for something chocolatey to munch on while reviewing*

I haven't finished the movie adaptation starring Johnny Depp. Was it the same with the book? I read Charlie...more

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Apr 21, 2011 Manny rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children, science-fiction, well-i-think-its-funny

Since the Swiss make the best chocolate figures in the world, I thought I would pick up a few to take with me to England. I was originally only intending to buy a couple of chocolate rabbits, engagingly goofy-looking with big buck teeth and natty bow-ties, but the selection was so enticing that I eventually walked out with four rabbits, a chicken with a marzipan waistcoat and a chocolate chalet. I explained to the nice assistant that they would be accompanying me to London later that day, and sh...more Since the Swiss make the best chocolate figures in the world, I thought I would pick up a few to take with me to England. I was originally only intending to buy a couple of chocolate rabbits, engagingly goofy-looking with big buck teeth and natty bow-ties, but the selection was so enticing that I eventually walked out with four rabbits, a chicken with a marzipan waistcoat and a chocolate chalet. I explained to the nice assistant that they would be accompanying me to London later that day, and she spent ages wrapping them up in individual boxes.

But, when we opened them yesterday, catastrophe! She evidently hadn't used enough tissue paper. Not a single figure was whole: two rabbits had lost their ears and two their heads, the chicken's wings were broken, and the roof had come off the chalet. It seemed like a very poor return on 116 Swiss Francs. On closer examination, though, the breaks looked fairly clean. We wondered if surgery was possible.

David and I went to the shop around the corner, bought a substantial bar of Cadbury's milk chocolate, and melted it carefully in a double-boiler. Our first plan was to use the chocolate as glue - we have a lot of experience with building gingerbread houses. But it turns out that melted chocolate makes very poor glue; it isn't sticky enough. The operation was also complicated by the fact that it was impossible to hold the pieces directly, since they immediately started melting in our hands (it was a hot day). We decided that we had to hold them using kitchen roll, which was anything but convenient. Things looked hopeless for a moment.

And then, breakthrough! Maybe it was a good thing that the chocolate melted so easily, and we could exploit that? We'd already determined that gluing didn't work. How about welding? And, with some care, it turned out that it was possible. The new technique consisted of dipping the edge of the piece in the melted chocolate to soften it and then pushing it into place so that it fused, making a solid join, and we successfully used it to mend all six figures. The first two looked a little messy, but the final ones were so good that you actually couldn't tell they'd been broken. It was almost beyond belief.

Please, Mr. Wonka, can I come and work for you? As you see, I'm really into chocolate technology.

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Mar 31, 2012 notgettingenough added it · review of another edition

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I can't even review the movie of this, having fallen soundly asleep during it twice and that was the Johnny Depp version.

But does it have enough sex in it? Maybe that's the problem....Maybe it needs one of these:

Can't you just picture Depp eagerly watching this? Wouldn't it be kind of sexy watching that thing melt? I honestly think waiting for the moment would keep me awake.

(It is from the Zurich chocolate fair. The Swiss are nothing if not politically incorrect. But at least she looks like sh...more

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Mar 25, 2009 Valerie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: juvenile

I'm reading this to my daughter for the first time, and I'm remembering how much I love this book. The way it's written is just so engaging - even something like this paragraph describing the family's poverty just sucks you right in:

Mr. Bucket was the only person in the family with a job. He worked in a toothpaste factory, where he sat all day long at a bench and screwed the little caps onto the tops of the tubes of toothpaste after the tubes had been filled. But a toothpaste cap-screwer is neve...more

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Jan 16, 2012 Roy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: for-children

I've seen the film version of this story starring Gene Wilder a few times as well as Johnny Depp's more recent interpretation of the famous fictional factory owner. But it was not until 2012 that I finally read the book. I've been reading children's books aloud to my daughter at bedtime from practically day one. They have grown in sophistication over the past 5 years but have shared a trait in common. Up until now they have all been short enough to read in a single sitting. I wanted a particular...more

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Sep 22, 2011 Michaela rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: children and adults

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a personal Roald Dahl favourite of mine, it captures the fantasy world of the most mysterious chocolate factory that every child wishes they could visit..

The story begins with a young boy named Charlie Bucket, Charlie is a kind and caring child from a poor family. He lives with his mum, dad and both sets of grandparents in a small wooden house on the edge of town. Charlie would listen to stories about Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory from his grandpa Joe and d...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Imas rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children, dibuat-filmnya, award-winner

Charlie, bocah miskin yang tinggal dengan ayah ibu, dua nenek dan dua kakek.Kedua pasang nenek dan kakek dari ayah dan ibunya harus tidur pada satu-satunya tempat tidur pada masing-masing sisi tempat tidur. Sedangkan Charlie bersama ayah dan ibunya tidur dilantai yang terasa sangat dingin saat musim dingin tiba.Mereka sangat miskin, tetapi kelihatannya bahagia dan saling menyayangi.

Setahun sekali,pada saat hari ulang tahunnya Charlie mendapat kado ultah berupa coklat wonka kesukaannya. Coklat it...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Meem rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites

Queer but quirky.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was perfect for me when I was little. But when I read it again a few years later, from an eerie blend of wistfulness and caffeine...I became aware of a few things that the child me hadn't really deigned to perceive.

1. Food fetish Alert. (It's becoming a cliche for this genre. Like eyes in chick lit.)

2. What's with the sexism? Has anyone else noticed how Dahl always make the fathers have a certain dry, witty sense of humor that is clearly lackin...more

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Dec 10, 2010 Angelli rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Por: Angelli Fernández

Hola mi nombre es Angelli Fernández y este libro se llama CHARLIE Y LA FABRICA DE CHOCOLATE Por: Roald Dahl. Era una mañana y Charlie vino del colegio y su mama le dijo “hoy es martes y tu tiene que ir a visitar tu amiga suya en los ojos de saltones.” Después que Charlie fue a visitar su amiga suya su mama y su papa le dieron dinero para buscar un tique en un chocolate para ir a la fábrica de mr. Willi wanka. Pero cuando el fue a compro un chocolate el tique no estaba hay...more

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Aug 29, 2007 Frederick rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: People of all ages, but only if they see a virtue in laughter.

Shelves: roald

My second-grade teacher read this aloud to the class five years after this novel was published. She held up the book to show us the great line drawings as she read. I'm not sure if current editions have those particular line drawings, but there was lots of cross-hatching in the drawings. [These drawings were by Joseph Schindelman, and most current editions do NOT feature these. They've replaced them with drawings by another artist -- Fred's note, 8/29/07.] Tim Burton's movie reflected the drawin...more My second-grade teacher read this aloud to the class five years after this novel was published. She held up the book to show us the great line drawings as she read. I'm not sure if current editions have those particular line drawings, but there was lots of cross-hatching in the drawings. [These drawings were by Joseph Schindelman, and most current editions do NOT feature these. They've replaced them with drawings by another artist -- Fred's note, 8/29/07.] Tim Burton's movie reflected the drawings found in the early editions.
This book, more than any other I can recall, influenced me as a writer. I put a lot of parentheses in my stories as a child. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY gets a lot of mileage out of the parenthetical aside.
The next year, the third grade teacher read it outloud, I imagine on the recommendation of my second grade teacher. By this time I had my own copy of the book and was reading along. One day, my teacher suddenly stopped reading in mid-sentence. She looked around, seemed to argue with herself about whether she should keep reading and then had a look of decision on her face. I had been silently reading along and had read the entire sentence which she had stopped in the middle of. "He means 'donkey'", I said, but she said, "We're stopping here."
The sentence she hadn't finished featured Willy Wonka calling a child an "ass."
The book is very shocking. Willy Wonka is, literally, a slave-driver. (Here's a shocking thing nobody I've ever met has noticed: The Ooompa-Loompas were of African descent in the 1963 edition. In the early seventies, the drawings and the text were changed so that the Oompa-Loopas suddenly had red hair and freckles. The copyright page of this later edition refers to "Special material." The original illustrator drew the alterations. At some later point the original illustrations were discarded altogether, and someone who draws more in the manner of Jules Feiffer did the ones we usually run across these days.) Roald Dahl writes about a jaunty, loveable, acid-tongued slave-driver. My third-grade teacher hated it and she never did finish reading it to us.
I don't think Dahl was a racist. In fact, I think he was trying to show his readers what pure capitalism means: The Bucket family is virtually starving before Charlie gets the Golden Ticket. The man dispensing the tickets slowly eliminates ticket-holders so that he may find a perfect successor. All he cares about is his own succession. He is ruthless, cruel and feared. Charlie won't be like him. But Dahl doesn't ballyhoo his story's moral. It is easy to mistake Dahl's cynicism for authoritarianism.

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Mar 05, 2012 Karla (Mossy Love Grotto) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, for-the-kiddies, 5-stars

A group of greedy brats who are famous only for being lucky consumers get a free tour of a fashion-challenged madman's candy factory run by imported slave labor and naturally select themselves out of existence (not really), leaving only one half-starved child to win the prize of a CEO position and chocolate for life.

A classic.

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Jun 12, 2008 A.L. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone

Recommended to A.L. by: My quest to read the classics

Shelves: classics, fiction, recommended-reading

Loved it! Good morals. Wonka was totally different than his movie counterparts - in BOTH movies! Dahl's Wonka was neither strangely mellow like the first movie, nor creepy and self-obsessed like the second. I actually liked Mr. Wonka's childlike joy and energy mixed with a compassion for others. He is right. We should all throw out our television sets! I can see why the official Roald Dahl website states that he was not fond of the movie!
And the Oompa Loompas - totally better in the book!
A.L. T...more

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Jan 26, 2009 Amanda B. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: advisorybooks-2008-09

I have read this book previously in middle school, but I wanted to see if I could read it again and find interesting components to the book which I had not realized before. This book is about Charlie Bucket which is a poor young boy who is curious about Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. He stumbles upon a golden ticket accidentally after having searched for one. Once he obtains the ticket he goes into the chocolate factory along with four other children and their chaperones. In the end, Charlie...more

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Jan 08, 2009 Gette added it · review of another edition

I� m sure most of us have seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by now. While I won� t expound much on the book, I still recommend it over the movie. Why? The movie is wonderful for eye candy and candy in general, but the wonderful wit of the characters, especially Willy Wonka, is too easily missed in the glare of colours. [return][return]In a nutshell, boy (Charlie Bucket) from very poor family finds one of the five golden tickets that entitle the holder entry and a tour of Willy Wonka� s Choc...more I� m sure most of us have seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by now. While I won� t expound much on the book, I still recommend it over the movie. Why? The movie is wonderful for eye candy and candy in general, but the wonderful wit of the characters, especially Willy Wonka, is too easily missed in the glare of colours. [return][return]In a nutshell, boy (Charlie Bucket) from very poor family finds one of the five golden tickets that entitle the holder entry and a tour of Willy Wonka� s Chocolate Factory. Wonka had a secret agenda for this sudden generosity. Charlie and four other children unwittingly went through trials and temptation. Only good-hearted Charlie passes his test and becomes Wonka� s heir.[return][return]Wonka� s personal history is never revealed in the book, and their next adventure begins immediately after they collect the Bucket family from their little wooden house at the end of Chocolate Factory.[return][return]Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator takes place after the Elevator leaves the Bucket residence and rockets back into the sky. As Wonka� s eccentricities go, the Elevator must achieve a certain height so that it will punch a new entry hole in the roof of the Factory when they descend. Everyone else in the Elevator couldn� t see the logic in that either.[return][return]Things go wrong and they end up in space. [return][return]At around the same time, Space Hotel "USA" is floating in space ready to take on its first batch of hotel crew. The Transport Capsule carrying them spots the Glass Elevator, also heading for the hotel. Mistakening them for terrorists, they notify Ground Control. Chaos ensues. The US President, a hapless chap by the name of Lanceleot R Gilligrass, gets involved. [return][return]Unknown to both Transport Capsule and Glass Elevator, the Hotel has already been taken over by a host of aliens called Knids. I won't tell you everything that happened but the Elevator crew does make it back to the Factory intact, and immediately falls into another adventure... all because of the Wonka-Vite.[return][return]The full adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka continues in another book... which I do not have at this time.[return][return](2006)(less)

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Dec 23, 2008 Justine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It's kind of sad that I read this book and the entire time I was comparing it to both (wonderful) movies. Charlie Bucket is one of the best Dahl children and Dahl proves himself to be a moralist of the most satisfying kind. In Charlie and the Chocolate factory, comeuppance and just desserts are dished out with relish and the poor hungry kid wins out in the end. A couple observations.

~Dahl does not pull any punches with the sad, poor kid. There's actually a chapter titled "Charlie begins to starv...more

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May 20, 2013 Maddie Schneweis rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Do you want to read about a crazy guy and factory? Or what happens if you don’t listen? Well Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the book for you. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a fiction book with all sorts of made up candies and objects. The main characters are Charlie, Willy Wonka, Grandpa Joe, Veruca, Violet, Agustus, and Mike.

On the day of the tour Charlie and the other kids are surrounded by a massive crowd as they wait for the gates to open. The kids go to all sorts of crazy room...more

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May 14, 2013 Tinyde rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The main characters in the book are Charlie Bucket, Mr Willy Wonka, Grandpa Joe, and the four other winners of the golden tickets. Charlie Bucket is well- behaved and is important because the book revolves how his life changes when he gets a golden ticket. Augustus Gloop is a greedy, fat chocoholic and is one of the lucky children to find a golden ticket. Verruca Salt, a short tempered spoilt rich girl, also finds one of the tic...more I wrote a review on this book so I am just going to paste it below.

The main characters in the book are Charlie Bucket, Mr Willy Wonka, Grandpa Joe, and the four other winners of the golden tickets. Charlie Bucket is well- behaved and is important because the book revolves how his life changes when he gets a golden ticket. Augustus Gloop is a greedy, fat chocoholic and is one of the lucky children to find a golden ticket. Verruca Salt, a short tempered spoilt rich girl, also finds one of the tickets. Miss Violet Beauregarde who chews gum all day long, finds herself acquiring a golden ticket. Mike Teavee, an inquisitive, TV addict, is another fortunate child who finds a golden ticket.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is mainly set in the home of the Buckets and in Mr Willy Wonka’s factory. Mr Willy Wonka, a happy, jolly man, is the owner of the world’s largest and most famous chocolate factory. Hoping to find a new owner for his factory, he generously gives away five golden tickets for children to discover in their chocolate bar, winning them a tour of his legendary chocolate factory and also a chance at becoming the new owner. The chocolate factory tour turns out disastrous for the four misbehaving children, as they get themselves and their parents into all sorts of trouble. As a result of his disobedience and intense desire to taste the forbidden chocolate, Augustus slips into the chocolate river, finding himself travelling through a slender glass tunnel and arriving in the chocolate flavouring room. This experience turns Augustus off chocolate for the rest of his life. Charlie’s behaviour is pleasant throughout the tour. Mr Willy Wonka is so impressed with Charlie’s conduct and announces him as the new owner of Wonka’s Factory.

I really enjoyed the story because each page is filled with creativity and humour. The story propelled me to jump into the pages and join the children on their adventure. The mischievous, song loving Oompa-Loompa’s are humorous and highly entertaining. I was gleefully chuckling when the squirrels sent Verruca Salt down the rubbish shoot. I have absolutely no negative comments about this wonderful book and I learnt that you can be as inventive and imaginative as you like in your writing. One moral of this story is that it is honourable to listen to your parents and strive for first time obedience; as you can be rewarded, like Charlie for your good behaviour. This classic story will remain cherished in the hearts of all people for many years to come.
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Mar 22, 2013 Sonia Gomes rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Which person does not like Chocolate! Most people are crazy for it, so when young Charlie Bucket wins one of the five most coveted Golden Tickets, it’s a ray of lightning galvanising everyone into action.
Charlie Bucket is one of the five children who together with their parents are allowed a tour of the prestigious factory, Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, that grandfather Joe had talked so much about.
Oh the wonders that await them at the Factory, the amazing array of Snozzberries, Slugworth a...more

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Mar 11, 2013 Elizabeth Leonard rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is a story of the young boy Charlie who lives with his parents and four grandparents. They are quite poor, but Charlie doesn't let it bother him too much. He loves Willy Wonka’s Chocolate; the factory is actually in the town he lives in. Mr. Wonka never allows anyone in his factory, but one day he decided to send out 6 golden tickets in his candy bars and who ever found the ticket would be given a tour of the factory and a life time supply of Mr. Wonka’s candy. Charlie was so lucky to...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Cleo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-books, classics

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is probably Roald Dahl's most famous book, though not everyone may know who it's by. It feels strange to reiterate the plot, but here it is. Little Charlie Bucket lives in a tiny house with his four grandparents and his mother and father. They're very poor, but Charlie manages to win the last Golden Ticket, allowing him to enter Willy Wonka's famous factory. He goes with his Grandpa Joe, and they see all sorts of strange and marvelous things. The other four chil...more Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is probably Roald Dahl's most famous book, though not everyone may know who it's by. It feels strange to reiterate the plot, but here it is. Little Charlie Bucket lives in a tiny house with his four grandparents and his mother and father. They're very poor, but Charlie manages to win the last Golden Ticket, allowing him to enter Willy Wonka's famous factory. He goes with his Grandpa Joe, and they see all sorts of strange and marvelous things. The other four children who come with him are all brats in one way or another: Augustus Gloop eats way too much, Violet Beauregarde chews way too much gum, Veruca Salt is a spoiled brat, plain and simple, and Mike Teavee is addicted to television. They are listed here in the order of their demise.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is somewhat thought-provoking, but it's also marvelously imaginative. I would absolutely love to visit a chocolate factory one tenth as amazing as Wonka's. And who wouldn't want a life-time supply of candy?

This book also features some great, well-drawn characters. I love Charlie, and the glutton, the gum-chewer, the brat, and the TV addict are all portrayed well. I loved this particular quote which illustrated Veruca Salt quite well: "'I don't care about that!' shouted Veruca. 'I want one. All I've got at home is two dogs and four cats and six bunny rabbits and two parakeets and three canaries and a green parrot and a turtle and bowl of goldfish and a cage of white mice and a silly old hamster! I want a squirrel!'" That's all? I'm surprised, Veruca.

While the first movie version made of this book is good in terms of casting, it differs so, so, much from the original book. For example, the squirrels sorting good and bad walnuts are replaced in the movie by geese laying good and bad golden eggs. I have no idea where that came from. There's also an extra (and unnecessary in my opinion) plot-line added into the movie. Plus, the songs in the movie are not what the Oompa-Loompas sing in the book. The book's songs are much better, much more clever, in Roald Dahl's distinctive style. Though Gene Wilder is excellent as Willy Wonka. Oh, and they changed the title.

If you've seen either of the two movie versions or you're planning to see them, I would recommend this excellent book.

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Mar 06, 2013 Kinsey Charles rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I thought some Roald Dahl books would be a good next step for Davie now that she enjoys having chapter books read aloud to her. The Quentin Blake illustrations every few pages are a good bridge from the picture books we've been reading (and continue to read). And what is more interesting to a 4 year old than chocolate! The only negative that I can imagine from her tiny perspective is that there was lots of repetitive seemingly-gratuitous dialogue . . . . what adults would call "banter". It seeme...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Amalie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-books, humour-comedy-satire

I've heard Dahl as a young boy used to fantasize about working in the lab where these chocolates were invented. While he was daydreaming I remember having nightmares about falling into the waterfall Wonka's factory, yep I'm allergic to chocolate.

I haven't read any other Roald Dahl books other than this and Matilda the child genius who has horrible parents. Some adults/teachers don't like Dahl's books because Dahl encourages disrespect for authority and adults well so does Peter Pan.

I however li...more

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Feb 02, 2013 Cruth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013-read-aloud-personal-challenge, read-aloud

They'll now begin to feel the need
Of having something to read.
And once they start -- oh boy, oh boy!
You watch the slowly growing joy
That fills their hearts. They'll grow so keen
They'll wonder what they'd ever seen
In that ridiculous machine,
That nauseating, foul, unclean,
Repulsive television screen! p. 174

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was first published in 1964, with original illustrations for the US edition by Joseph Schindelman, and the UK illustrations by Faith Jaques.

My hardcov...more

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Jan 29, 2013 Messiah ❤ rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: everyone

Shelves: favorites

Roald Dahl is nothing less than a literary genius. All his books I've read so far have entertained me, and I am ashamed that I started reading his books after my childhood ended. Instant favorite and definite classic.

"Oh, books, what books they used to know,
Those children living long ago!
So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books,
Ignoring all the dirty looks,
The sc...more

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Jan 19, 2013 Somerandom rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Now I adore Roald Dahl (so this review may be just more fangirl gushing.) The man is my childhood and I read many of his books and credit him for getting me into reading.
That being said, I was actually never that fond of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Even as a chocolate obsessed child. But damn, I want to visit that factory. (Whichever version!)
The movies? I love the first one, but it's a bit TOO lighthearted for me to consider it a Dahl adaption. The second feels alot more like Dahl, but...more

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Jan 12, 2013 PurplyCookie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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From the legendary Roald Dahl who never fails to delight, thrill, and utterly captivate people of all ages comes a book that will surely enchant you. If you're a lover of chocolate and anything that's magical, then you should've read this as a child growing up.

For the first time in a decade, Willy Wonka, the reclusive and eccentric chocolate maker, is opening his doors to the public--well, five members of the public to be exact. The lucky five who find a Golden Ticket in their Wonka chocolate b...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Farhan Rahman rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The story focuses on Charlie Bucket whose favourite thing in this world is ‘Chocolate’. He lives with his parents and grandparents in a small, worn down house on the edge of a great town. Although the family are poor, they are happy in their own existence. One day, the town hosts the ‘The Great Chocolate Factory’ by Willy Wonka, producing the most delectable chocolates, which are distributed all over the world. What happens inside the factory is not known to anybody in the town. Willy Wonka, in...more The story focuses on Charlie Bucket whose favourite thing in this world is ‘Chocolate’. He lives with his parents and grandparents in a small, worn down house on the edge of a great town. Although the family are poor, they are happy in their own existence. One day, the town hosts the ‘The Great Chocolate Factory’ by Willy Wonka, producing the most delectable chocolates, which are distributed all over the world. What happens inside the factory is not known to anybody in the town. Willy Wonka, in an attempt to uphold his secret, has made sure that no human enters the big factory. Naturally, there is a huge amount of curiosity to know what actually goes inside that factory. Willy Wonka announces that he has hidden five golden tickets in five chocolates. The kids who find those tickets will be given an entry into the chocolate factory and Mr. Wonka himself will give them a guided tour of the factory. Most of all, they will be given a supply of chocolates which will last for a lifetime. This news spreads rapidly across the town, and a series of hyserical events soon follow. The extent to which people are ready to go to procure one golden ticket, how Charlie finds his golden ticket, the activities inside the factory and the final decision by Willy Wonka shapes the rest of the story. There are “Chocolate Water Falls, Oompa – Loompas, and eatable marshmallow pillows” that capture your imagination, and make you wish you were in the factory instead of Charlie. Another interesting feature of the book is the type of words Roald Dahl uses to describe various things (I believe this is a common feature across all his books) – Scrumdiddlyumptious, whangdoodles, hornswogglers, snoozwangers – they add to the humour of the book. In between all the chocolate, fun and magic in Willy Wonka’s world, the author tries to educate the children about the importance of discipline, respecting your elders, and adhering to them.

I have a great deal of time for Roald Dahl books (that is probably why I’ve chosen to read two, and review them on goodreads!) He had a wonderful style of writing that was full of imagination and creativity. Above all, his books can be read by a diverse age range, which is why I would recommend this particular edition for 6-11 years. (less)

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Farhan Rahman The story focuses on Charlie Bucket whose favourite thing in this world is ‘Chocolate’. He lives with his parents and grandparents in a small, worn do...more The story focuses on Charlie Bucket whose favourite thing in this world is ‘Chocolate’. He lives with his parents and grandparents in a small, worn down house on the edge of a great town. Although the family are poor, they are happy in their own existence. One day, the town hosts the ‘The Great Chocolate Factory’ by Willy Wonka, producing the most delectable chocolates, which are distributed all over the world. What happens inside the factory is not known to anybody in the town. Willy Wonka, in an attempt to uphold his secret, has made sure that no human enters the big factory. Naturally, there is a huge amount of curiosity to know what actually goes inside that factory. Willy Wonka announces that he has hidden five golden tickets in five chocolates. The kids who find those tickets will be given an entry into the chocolate factory and Mr. Wonka himself will give them a guided tour of the factory. Most of all, they will be given a supply of chocolates which will last for a lifetime. This news spreads rapidly across the town, and a series of hyserical events soon follow. The extent to which people are ready to go to procure one golden ticket, how Charlie finds his golden ticket, the activities inside the factory and the final decision by Willy Wonka shapes the rest of the story. There are “Chocolate Water Falls, Oompa – Loompas, and eatable marshmallow pillows” that capture your imagination, and make you wish you were in the factory instead of Charlie. Another interesting feature of the book is the type of words Roald Dahl uses to describe various things (I believe this is a common feature across all his books) – Scrumdiddlyumptious, whangdoodles, hornswogglers, snoozwangers – they add to the humour of the book. In between all the chocolate, fun and magic in Willy Wonka’s world, the author tries to educate the children about the importance of discipline, respecting your elders, and adhering to them.

I have a great deal of time for Roald Dahl books (that is probably why I’ve chosen to read two, and review them on goodreads!) He had a wonderful style of writing that was full of imagination and creativity. Above all, his books can be read by a diverse age range, which is why I would recommend this particular edition for 6-11 years.(less)
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