Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- ISBN13: 9780142410318
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
The gates of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory are opening at last . . . and only five children will be allowed inside.Amazon.com Review
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.)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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In third grade my teacher made us read this book and then made us watch the movie. That was the suppidest, lamest, dumbest, worst book that I have ever read and the worst movie that I have ever seen. Since, then I have been forced many times by teachers to watch that horrible movie. I don’t know what Ronald Dahl was thinking when he wrote that horrid book. Or why anyone would want to make it into a movie. I happen to like all of the other books that I have read by Ronald Dahl, especially Matilda and the Witches.(And their movies) But, not that book. In conclusion, I HATE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY! And I give it a ZERO, 0 for a rating. ZIP, ZERO, Zilch! Not even one star, like I had to put because zero wasn’t a choice.
Rating: 1 / 5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate! I looooooooooove choolate. Thats why you should read this book. Gooooooooooo Chocolate. Sereiously, it was a pretty good chocolatly book.
Rating: 1 / 5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
This was a good storie for people who like Umpa Lumpas.Charlie is a super duper silly evil man.The dad has been a big fat meany grumpy dad.The Charlie has been eating to much chocolates.The dad has been being a meany to everyone in town.That thee brother has been being a big fatbig big big big big fat fat fat meany.
Rating: 1 / 5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
It is most unfortunate that the only girl role models are such horrid brats!
My 4 year old daughter kept asking about and referring back to Veruca Salt and Violet Beauregarde. But can one say anything positive about those ill-fated characters? At this critical time in her development, when she’s looking to women and girls (real and in literature) as role models, the only girls in sight are punished and humiliated for their aggressiveness.
I don’t begrudge Charlie and his spiritual journey with Grandpa Joe, or his final reward. But there’s nothing in the book of redeeming value for girls to identify with, unless one counts long-winded railing against spoilt kids with very bad habits?
The underlying message of this book is that girls have no part in larger adventures and rewards, that men and boys and male Oompa Loompas run the show. Mothers are either shrill, hysterical harpies or passive, feckless shadows.
Rating: 1 / 5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
This book is AWESOME!!! But one thing: the Oompa Loompas were a bit scary and cruel at times. Like every time a child was harmed they danced and sang like they were glad that the child was gone. And the song they sang about TVs and books was a bit much. Children don’t need to learn that TVs are evil and books are better. We need Tvs for news and things you know.
Rating: 4 / 5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory