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(1) One of my yearly reading goals is to finish at least one "household name" novel.
- I don't mean the YA novel de jour practically no one outside Goodreads has even heard of. I mean a novel pretty much everyone's heard of.
- For various reasons, everyone's heard of this book.
(2) I've never seen either film, nor any adaptation, so this will be completely new to me.
— Jan 11, 2025 02:15AM
Notes:
(1) One of my yearly reading goals is to finish at least one "household name" novel.
- I don't mean the YA novel de jour practically no one outside Goodreads has even heard of. I mean a novel pretty much everyone's heard of.
- For various reasons, everyone's heard of this book.
(2) I've never seen either film, nor any adaptation, so this will be completely new to me.
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Jayson
is 90% done
Notes:
(1) The Oompa-Loompas get drunk on butterscotch and buttergin.
- Predictable, really. They're quite literally lightweights.
- Makes me wonder if Hogwarts students regularly get drunk on butterbeer.
- This story's definitely got Grimm sensibilities. Outright drunkenness or alcoholism isn't something you really see in modern children's fiction.
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— Jan 16, 2025 03:00AM
Notes:
(1) The Oompa-Loompas get drunk on butterscotch and buttergin.
- Predictable, really. They're quite literally lightweights.
- Makes me wonder if Hogwarts students regularly get drunk on butterbeer.
- This story's definitely got Grimm sensibilities. Outright drunkenness or alcoholism isn't something you really see in modern children's fiction.
(Continued in comments)
Jayson
is 62% done
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(1) "'Are the Oompa-Loompas really joking, Grandpa?' asked Charlie. 'Of course they're joking,' answered Grandpa Joe. 'They must be joking. At least, I hope they're joking. Don’t you?'"
- Grandpa Joe's "I hope they're joking" signals that they may not be. It casts an ominous sliver of doubt over the Oompa-Loompas and by extension Willy Wonka.
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— Jan 15, 2025 12:00AM
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(1) "'Are the Oompa-Loompas really joking, Grandpa?' asked Charlie. 'Of course they're joking,' answered Grandpa Joe. 'They must be joking. At least, I hope they're joking. Don’t you?'"
- Grandpa Joe's "I hope they're joking" signals that they may not be. It casts an ominous sliver of doubt over the Oompa-Loompas and by extension Willy Wonka.
(Continued in comments)
Jayson
is 36% done
Notes:
(1) For Charlie, unlike the other children, buying chocolate bars expressly to find a Golden Ticket didn't work. It was only when he was at the point of starvation and bought the chocolate for food did he ultimately find one.
- It's a double-whammy, conflating our good feeling about him finally finding a ticket with him overcoming starvation.
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— Jan 14, 2025 12:10PM
Notes:
(1) For Charlie, unlike the other children, buying chocolate bars expressly to find a Golden Ticket didn't work. It was only when he was at the point of starvation and bought the chocolate for food did he ultimately find one.
- It's a double-whammy, conflating our good feeling about him finally finding a ticket with him overcoming starvation.
(Continued in comments)
