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293rd out of 939 books
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947 voters
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
by
Roald Dahl
Introducing the amazing Willy Wonka, chocolate-maker extraordinary! Now in one volume are the complete works of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, two Willy Wonka classics from beloved author Roald Dahl.
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka's famous, mysterious chocolate factory is opening its doors at last. But only fiv...more
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka's famous, mysterious chocolate factory is opening its doors at last. But only fiv...more
Hardcover, 334 pages
Published
October 10th 2003
by Knopf
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I think one of my favorite parts of motherhood is revisiting favorite books and sharing them with my kids. This is definitely one of those cases. We're reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for a bed time story for two reasons. One, I find it incredibly sad when my children think of the movie before the book in cases like this. Two, it's the best door into the universe of whimsy and fun that is Ronald Dahl.
Just read this book which includes both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, (5 stars) and it's less popular sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (3.5 stars) out loud to the kids.
Both stories are classic Dahl, though Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is undoubtedly the stronger of the two.
I think writing to kids is much harder than most people realize and Dahl is a master. His sense of humor as well as his ability to exaggerate his characters attributes to the point of being almost ridicul...more
Both stories are classic Dahl, though Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is undoubtedly the stronger of the two.
I think writing to kids is much harder than most people realize and Dahl is a master. His sense of humor as well as his ability to exaggerate his characters attributes to the point of being almost ridicul...more
I heard this story from my friend many years ago[ movie ] . But I never have it. Cause I very busy,but when I came to USA. The kid in my host family show the movie for me. I like very much.It's colorfull, some time we had a dream look like this story. And I want to learn English from this story. My host family borrow from library for me.It's like turn to a child agian.Have a wonderful world in a while time.Can got something from this story for still a life. And happy when know some word and can...more
Two well known stories by Dahl. I've seen the movie and thought that perhaps the books might be a bit darker and more adult. That would have been cool, but they weren't. They're okay children’s stories, the writing is mediocre and the stories are fun in a chocolate cake with frosting kinda way, mouthwatering to look at, good while you're eating it but in the end not memorable.
This is one of the only times I'll say this but the movie was better than the book. This was one of Rhod Dhal's first books. I think the director of Charlie and the Chocolate factory was better than the book. I wouldn't read it.
This Book contains two stories:
- Charlie and the Chocolate factory: 5 stars
- Charlie and the great glass elevator: 3.5 stars
I wanted to read this book because I absolutely love the Tim Burton movie "Charlie and the Chocolate factory" with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka =D
The Movie is very accurate to the Book besides two things:
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- Charlie and the Chocolate factory: 5 stars
- Charlie and the great glass elevator: 3.5 stars
I wanted to read this book because I absolutely love the Tim Burton movie "Charlie and the Chocolate factory" with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka =D
The Movie is very accurate to the Book besides two things:
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Has anyone managed to make it through life without coming across Roald Dahl in some way or form, be it movie, quote, or book? He is one of the greatest story tellers of our time and shall continue to be known so for many years to come. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory holds a particularly special place in my memories for many a reason. When I was six years old, I read it to my best friend to soothe her when she lost her father. When I was 20, a young student of mine who lived in squalid conditi...more
When Willy Wonka decides to let five children into his chocolate factory, he decides to release five golden tickets in five separate chocolate bars, causing complete mayhem. The tickets start to be found, with the fifth going to a very special boy, called Charlie Bucket. With his Grandpa, Charlie joins the rest of the children to experience the most amazing factory ever. But not everything goes to plan within the factory. Written by FilmFanUK
Charlie Bucket comes from a poor family, and spends mo...more
Charlie Bucket comes from a poor family, and spends mo...more
You won't hear me getting overly negative about the Harry Potter books. If they get people excited about books and reading and they're competently written, I'm fine with them. Let the kids read the Harry Potter. But to me, it's pretty weak tea compared with the books I loved when I was young. Take Roald Dahl, for instance. Dahl could write the red off of Rowling. Most people probably know the story of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" from the loved and lovely Gene Wilder movie or, God help yo...more
Oct 21, 2008
Cami
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents and kids together
Shelves:
read-aloud-to-your-child
I chose the boxed set to link my review to because my son and I just finished reading these one after another. Considering these two books cover just one day (well except for the part leading up to when he discovers the 5th golden ticket) in Charlie's previously sad and uneventful life, this is how it should be read.
Anyway, there is so much fun language and entertaining dialogue in these books that I think they're a definite must-read-out-loud choice.
My son (5 years old) was enthralled!
Charlie i...more
Anyway, there is so much fun language and entertaining dialogue in these books that I think they're a definite must-read-out-loud choice.
My son (5 years old) was enthralled!
Charlie i...more
No surprises here and everyone knows how this one plays out. I do wanna take some time here to comment on the protagonist, Grandpa Joe. One thing I never understood; while all the parents and kids (except Charlie) are painted as rotten, petty, self-absorbed, selfish human beings, Grandpa Joe comes off as virtuous. He's as bad as, if not worse than, the rest of those pricks. He lays around in bed ALL FUCKING DAY while Charlie's parents wait on him and the other grandparents. He (literally) doesn'...more
Nov 13, 2009
Mukgu Seven
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Saya JATUH CINTA sama karya Roald Dahl karena dua kisah ini! Serius saya amat sangat menikmati baca kisahnya Charlie, Willy Wonka, juga keluarga Bucket. Di kisah pabrik coklat, kita diajak berkhayal bareng Oompa Loompa dan belajar banyak dari anak-anak yang beruntung masuk pabrik coklat. Tapi saya lebih suka kisah yang kedua, Great Glass Elevator, karena menurut saya lebih lucu, lebih seru, dan lebih asyik aja. Haha. Dasar Willy Wonka tuh emang orang aneh tapi TOP. Ide Roald Dahl tuh ada-ada aja...more
I was shocked from the difference between the novel and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory(the original movie). I loved both none the less, yet to know that Tim Burton, whom I love, was more truthful to the book was surprising, in a good way.
Yet I felt I had been fooled. Like most I had watched the movie before I had ever read the book. Both the character in the book and in the movie gave out a different feel. Though both felt like they might be off balance, I found the actor far more frighte...more
Yet I felt I had been fooled. Like most I had watched the movie before I had ever read the book. Both the character in the book and in the movie gave out a different feel. Though both felt like they might be off balance, I found the actor far more frighte...more
I think it should be a requirement that every child (and adult) reads and experiences the works of Roald Dahl. He is definitely a top 3 favorite author of mine and, as soon as they're old enough, my kids will get the joy of exploring his imagination.
Charlie and the Chocolate Facorty is such a fun, imaginative, and whimsical story. This book immediately hooks you into the world of Charlie Bucket and of Willy Wonka. Rich description and an engaging story line are present throughout the book and yo...more
Charlie and the Chocolate Facorty is such a fun, imaginative, and whimsical story. This book immediately hooks you into the world of Charlie Bucket and of Willy Wonka. Rich description and an engaging story line are present throughout the book and yo...more
I loved these books as a child and I love that my children love them. It's great to read together and remind me of why his books are so good
In this book, Charlie and his family go through an adventure while traveling the glass elevator. They travel to space are witnesses to a space station being under attack by aliens and killing humans. These alien creatures can not go to earth because they would burn in earth's atmosphere. They decide to save some of the people being under attack and return back home to the chocolate factory. Since they helped save people from the space shuttle, the president decides to invite them to a dinner par...more
My dad read this book to me when I was little and finally I had a chance to read it again. I really enjoyed the story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I enjoyed all the nasty children and how they were affected by the chocolate factory.
I didn't enjoy the story of The Great Glass Elevator as much though. It felt like 2 smaller stories combined into one with no real connection between the two parts. The part where they were in space was too SciFi for me and I didn't enjoy it as much. I liked...more
I didn't enjoy the story of The Great Glass Elevator as much though. It felt like 2 smaller stories combined into one with no real connection between the two parts. The part where they were in space was too SciFi for me and I didn't enjoy it as much. I liked...more
See breaian, i'm reading it. now it' ur turn to start reading peter pan!
UPDATE:
So, i'm actually writing a book review. :P I'm probably going to stink at it. haha...
Anywho, I really enjoyed this book. I was very surprised how close it was to the movie. :) And seeing that i love the movie, i love the book! :D I still think Peter Pan is my favorite, but Charlie... is a nice book. It makes you laugh and it makes you think. Mr. Wonka was a little more zany but at the same time a little more serious...more
UPDATE:
So, i'm actually writing a book review. :P I'm probably going to stink at it. haha...
Anywho, I really enjoyed this book. I was very surprised how close it was to the movie. :) And seeing that i love the movie, i love the book! :D I still think Peter Pan is my favorite, but Charlie... is a nice book. It makes you laugh and it makes you think. Mr. Wonka was a little more zany but at the same time a little more serious...more
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory is a classic. Always entertaining, always silly. Fun to explore again. It was my first time reading The Great Glass Elevator and I was a little disappointed. Hardly anytime spent in the factory -- it was a strange little story, mostly set in space. I kept thinking it was a commentary for the 70s but maybe I was just looking too far into it.
While we are left to imagine Charlie jumping into many more adventures, I'm much more content leaving him once he "wins" W...more
While we are left to imagine Charlie jumping into many more adventures, I'm much more content leaving him once he "wins" W...more
quick read that is great. I am super happy with the book. I have watched both movies and the new one fits it better but there were parts left out. I think what I hated about the movie is when wonka tells Charlie he can't bring his family but in the book he says the opposite. Just goes to prove read the book! This is a new favorite for sure.
Dec 30, 2010
Ashley
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
read-in-2010,
regrettable-reads
completely forgot about this book until today. I finished up the last 50 pages or so that I had left...pretty underwhelmed.
The second story was just...strange. Definitely not for me.
I'm not really sure what to say about this other than it was definitely underwhelming. I was about to say "then again, it's written for 6 year olds"...but that being said, I LOVED The Little Prince- I think I'll have to start judging all children's books by The Little Prince...which means all children's books are d...more
The second story was just...strange. Definitely not for me.
I'm not really sure what to say about this other than it was definitely underwhelming. I was about to say "then again, it's written for 6 year olds"...but that being said, I LOVED The Little Prince- I think I'll have to start judging all children's books by The Little Prince...which means all children's books are d...more
Roald Dahl wrote books for children, certainly. However, he did not write books with which to CODDLE children. The things that happen to the children in his books are often uncomfortable or dangerous, because being a child is sometimes uncomfortable or dangerous. Dahl seems to believe that children, while young, are capable of handling far more than most adults give them credit.
In these books, Dahl paints a remarkably weird and quirky world in which Charlie lives; it's utterly delightful to vis...more
In these books, Dahl paints a remarkably weird and quirky world in which Charlie lives; it's utterly delightful to vis...more
Mar 06, 2008
Mara
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
All children, and any adults who never grew up....
I couldn't find a good cover for just Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, so I ended up with a boxed-set one. This might be a little confusing. But basically, I give the Chocolate Factory five stars. The second one I never liked as much somehow. But the first is a great Dahl book. There isn't much to say about Roald Dahl except that I'm glad some contemporary children's authors are beginning to carry on his morbid, lesson-teaching style. What is it about those British authors anyway....?
Absolutely lovely. The words he makes up are my favorite thing about the two books. second one is not as good as the chocolate factory of course. I want to know what's it like to have an imagination like Roald Dahl.
I really enjoyed reading this book . The story tells about a boy Charlie and his poor family that lives in a tiny house. Once a year on his birthday he gets a chocolate bar that was made on ww factory. One day when he goes to school he sees people crowding around a poster .The poster said that everyone who buys a chocolate bar that was made on his factory might get one of seven a golden tickets and visit his factory. The best behaved child will get tones of sweets and chocolates . . . .
This is the first chapter book that I read to my son, so it will automatically hold a special place in my heart. I've seen the movies, too, of course. I have to say that Tim Burton's version was definitely more faithful to the book. I still like Gene Wilder's Wonka, though. Back to the book. It was wonderfully fun to read, and it held my son's attention to the very end. In fact, he wanted more. Good thing I have the sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
Amazing fun! I had this book for the longest time…. I decided to finally read it before donating it to the Paterson Book Drive.
I love Roald’s irreverence for politicians and especially how he treats the Chief of the Army. His word play had me reading the sentences twice it was so surprising!
As I read I could see and hear Gene Wilder as the one and only Willy Wonka saying the lines….not to mention the Ooompa Loompas!
A complete delight of a story!
Bette and I finally finished this one tonight. Of course it's a fantastic book, I especially love Dahl's dark humor and the way Wonka reacts to the various unpleasant demises of the lousy kids. Bette read it to herself last year, so she already knew the ending, but she still really enjoyed hearing it out loud. It's just hard to get the doompity-do song out of my head while reading. The absolute funniest thing? Square Candies That Look Round.
This was amazing. The book was better then the movie. The second half the story was actually much more entertaining then the first story. I would recommend this book to everyone of all ages. The imagination of this book alone was fantastic by all means. It takes you on a fantastic journey. Only thing I didn't really enjoy was how the three old grandparents were rather annoying with the complaining and such. Other than a great book.
My sister use to read this book to me when I was a child and I never forgot the way she read it and the illustrations. It is a hard book to find and is expensive but you need to find the edition that is illustrated by Joseph Schindelman as any other copy is inferior to this one. The copy I had from my childhood was ruined by mold but I purchased another for $65.00 because any price is worth getting a piece of your childhood back.
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Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.
Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was Shot Down Over Libya. Today the story is published as "A Piece of...more
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