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.