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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (original 1964; edition 2004)

by Roald Dahl, Roald Dahl (Reader)

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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.
Member:Sile
Title:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Authors:Roald Dahl
Other authors:Roald Dahl (Reader)
Info:HarperCollins (2004), Edition: Abridged edition (Reissue), Audio CD
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964)

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A great classic. ( )
  Linyarai | Mar 6, 2024 |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is an excellent story for young readers. It transports them to another world with its use of descriptive language. It helps children to paint mental pictures in their heads. It also offers some outstanding life lessons to young readers. ( )
  Huba.Library | Feb 15, 2024 |
Charlie is a kind hearted and good boy who is rewarded for those very qualities. Of course, contrasted by the other nasty children (and adults) in this story, Charlie doesn't have to do much more than be decent and not greedy. There are a few good adults in this story, and Willie Wonka is just nuts. A fun story for kids. ( )
  tjsjohanna | Jan 23, 2024 |
I couldn't recall reading this book as a child, so I decided to pick this up for a bit of entertainment. Let me start by saying that Dahl is a genius for disguising his morality tale through the veils of dark (yet kid friendly) humor. This book is truly entertaining and at times, quite frightening while also being touching (I love Charlie's relationship with his grandfather).
We all know the story. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic children's book about five kids who win a chance to tour Willy Wonka's mysterious candy-making operation. It's a vividly told wild ride with amusing, cartoon-like sketches from Quentin Blake. What is interesting about the story is that various forms of bad behavior are demonstrated -- but the punishments perfectly fit the crimes. Most the kids are addicted to one vice or another such as lust or greed, except for our hero Charlie, who is pure at heart, even though he lives a life of poverty that's portrayed as bleak and depressing. He has love and a wild imagination that isn't focused on owning things, over eating, or watching glops of television. You can tell Charlie is thankful for his circumstances while all the other demanding kids aren't. This is not a sanitized Children's story. It is raw and dark and truthful and it's message of thanksgiving, imagination and the affects of various vices remains quite important for children and adults alike.


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  ryantlaferney87 | Dec 8, 2023 |
I grew up with the Gene Wilder movie by the same name, still love it to this day. I remember reading Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator when I was young, but do not recall whether I'd read this first, or read it as a follow-up to the movie. I've seen the re-make, and was really interested to discover that many of the things that were different in that movie, compared to the original, were actually in the book.

Anyway, about the book—I really enjoyed reading it. My eleven-year-old daughter read it before me, and she liked it a lot too. The characters and situations are often over the top, which certainly adds to the fantastic feel that the factory and Wonka's inventions provide. It makes me sad to see how many people claim that Wonks is a slaver, considering that if you actually read the book, it's clear that the Oompa Loompas were living terrible lives when he found them. They are fed and housed and seem to be genuinely happy. Anything past that is something we read into the story, as we have no way of knowing if they even want to leave this massive factory complex, nor what would happen if they did.

That's my take on it, at least—I prefer to enjoy the story for what it is, not think about what kind of OSHA violations Wonka would have to deal with if the story took place in real life. I recommend it to kids who are up for a dark-yet-fun read.
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  Kristi_D | Sep 22, 2023 |
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Dahl, Roaldprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Avendaño, AlbertoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
尚紀, 柳瀬Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Blake, QuentinIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Brunetti, IvanIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Duranti, RiccardoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Eccleshare, JuliaAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Foreman, MichaelIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Freezer, HarriëtTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Freezer, HarriëtTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gaspar, ÉlisabethTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Grossman, LevForewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Head, VerónicaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hodge, DouglasNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Idle, EricNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jacques, FaithIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Meek, ElinTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Petersen, Jens LouisTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Pitkänen, NinaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ren, RongrongTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sanz, JesúsIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Schindelman, JosephIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tunek, VivekaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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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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