Not my favorite Dahl story but it had been a long time since I read it - maybe college? It’s is a really good, incredibly silly story, and I love it in its pure state. Next up is watching the movies - I’ve never seen them! (

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howifeelaboutbooks | Jun 4, 2019 |

Finito di leggerlo a mia figlia che ora è triste perché... è finito!!! ^_^ (

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elerwen | May 29, 2019 |

Charlie and the chocolate factory is one of my all time favorites. What child wouldn't enjoy a day full of of chocolate and candy. Charlie receiving the golden ticket was a joy for him and he knew his luck was only going to get better from there. It's a great read. (

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JenniferFowler123456 | Apr 14, 2019 |

For most of this book, I had placed it unquestionably in the 3-star zone. Not only would I have hated this as a child with a strictly realistic imagination ("A girl turning into a blueberry? Well, that's stupid, I'll read something else"), but as an adult reading for the first time, I was put off by the childishness of things like beard-growing candy. I kept reminding myself that most children would have a great time with this.

As an uninitiated reader who had also never seen either film (no longer true!), I couldn't help speculating on where all this was going. Is Willy Wonka actually the villain, enslaving the Oompa Loompas against their will? Is Charlie going to rescue them all and defeat the Evil Rich Guy? I was happy to be wrong and even more happy to discover that Willy Wonka isn't just a "good guy" and an inventive genius, he's also truly kind beneath the carefree surface. Also, I loved the Oompa Loompa song about replacing television with books.

Overall, this is a creative little delight of a book, though I didn't appreciate it fully until the last chapter. I plan to read the sequel. I watched the two films back-to-back for comparison purposes (and the Gene Wilder version is certainly truer to the spirit of the book). I guess I'm now a Willy Wonka fan. Never expected that when I started reading this! (

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AmandaGStevens | Mar 2, 2019 |

Read in Slovene under the title of Čarli in tovarna čokolade.

Cute little children's book, although not nearly as good as Matilda, not too much to say about it. Is it just me or can it read as a justification of soulless capitalism with Wonka firing all the workers and importing apparently a slave work force from abroad? Ugh. (

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matija2019 | Jan 8, 2019 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Dahl, Roald	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Blake, Quentin	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Foreman, Michael	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Freezer, Harriët	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hodge, Douglas	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Idle, Eric	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Jacques, Faith	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Schindelman, Joseph	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory PLUS Three More All-Time Favorites (Boxed Set) by Roald Dahl

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory [1971 film] by Mel Stuart

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [2005 film] by Tim Burton

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play by Roald Dahl

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Charlie and the chocolate factory [abridged] by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [Penguin Young Readers] by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book. Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl

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Charlie and the chocolate factory [by] Roald Dahl (Novel units) Teacher Guide by Novel Units

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1)

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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1964-01-17 (US)

1964-11-23 (UK)

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Wonka Chocolate Factory (factory)

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 ∙ IMDb)

Jackanory: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1968 ∙ s3e139-143 ∙ IMDb)

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Waterstones Books of the Century (1997, No 34)

IBBY Honour Book (2016.151|LEBANON (Arabic), Translation [Marc Abboud & Dany Nasr], 2016)

IBBY Honour Book (2006.3|Chinese Translation, 2006)

Prix de La Nuit du Livre (Bibliothèque Gallimard de Jeunesse, Prix de la Nuit du Livre ®, 2013)

Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books (1997, No 6)

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These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr Bucket.

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'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!'

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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0142410314, Paperback)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, along with Roald Dahl's other tales for younger readers, make him a true star of children's literature. Dahl seems to know just how far to go with his oddball fantasies; in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, for example, nasty Violet Beauregarde blows up into a blueberry from sneaking forbidden chewing gum, and bratty Augustus Gloop is carried away on the river of chocolate he wouldn't resist. In fact, all manner of disasters can happen to the most obnoxiously deserving of children because Dahl portrays each incident with such resourcefulness and humor.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a singular delight, crammed with mad fantasy, childhood justice and revenge, and as much candy as you can eat. The book is also available in Spanish (Charlie y la Fabrica de Chocolate). (The suggested age range for this book is 9-12, but nobody this reviewer has met can resist it, including New York City bellhops, flight attendants, and grumpy teenagers.)

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Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.

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