The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka

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Roald Dahl: The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka (Paperback, 2008, Puffin)

Paperback, 384 pages

English language

Published Nov. 3, 2008 by Puffin.

ISBN:
978-0-14-132272-8
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OCLC Number:
837385851

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4 stars (5 reviews)

Contains: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

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Review of 'The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Amazing adventure for young and old. The 1971 film with Gene Wilder based on this book is a perfect representation of this book but I still enjoyed reading the original. The oompa loompa songs in the book are much longer and funnier in the book. There is a whole space thing at the end of the book that is a bit odd, but still fun. I can see why they would cut all that out of the film. I will hold on to this book for my daughter to read when she grows up.

Review of 'Roald Dahl/Charlie Boxed Set (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator)' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Ahhhhh! that age old problem of sequels, they are never as good as the original story, not even Roald Dahl is able to break that problem.

In the great glass elevator Dahl attempts to write a Sci-Fi story, I think it is the first time he has done that and for me his story telling doesn't work as well up in space. Down on Earth you can believe in giants and chocolate factories using slave labour and also a kid travelling on a flying giant peach, because all of that is just fantasy. But once you start bringing Sci-Fi into the story you have to make things a bit more believable and Dahl doesn't do that. This breaks the magic and you realise just how annoying his characters are and how silly the plot is....honestly, imagine America voting in a silly, immature President.

Still, Dahl has written so many amazing …

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