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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve never read the book. I recently saw Wonka (Timothée Chalamet), which I loved. I’m obsessed with the Willy the Wonka movie (Gene Wilder). I nearly watch it once a month…
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Evelyn (age 8) says "I like this book because I like the funny parts that the children do, except for Charlie. I think it is a good book and I recommend you to read it. Welldone to Roald Dahl for making this book, and Quentin Blake".
Alice (age 5) says "I like this book because Charlie got to have the factory all to himself and Verucca was a bit funny because she kind of went "I WANT AN OOMPA LOOMPA". And Agustus Gloop went up a drain pipe and he was fat, he had a fat tummy and now he doesn't. The end."
Mummy (age 38) says "we had great fun reading this book, a classic, very funny, girls had a giggle throughout. Amazing work from Roald Dahl".
Alice (age 5) says "I like this book because Charlie got to have the factory all to himself and Verucca was a bit funny because she kind of went "I WANT AN OOMPA LOOMPA". And Agustus Gloop went up a drain pipe and he was fat, he had a fat tummy and now he doesn't. The end."
Mummy (age 38) says "we had great fun reading this book, a classic, very funny, girls had a giggle throughout. Amazing work from Roald Dahl".
No sabía de la existencia de este libro hasta hace poco, aun y cuando había visto la película que protagonizó Johnny Deep. Tengo que decir que disfruté mucho de leerlo e incluso llegué a asombrarme y emocionarme en varias partes a pesar de ser un libro infantil. Y creo que eso es algo bueno porque a mi vista el autor si bien se enfoca en que sea un libro para niños sigue haciendo que los adultos nos emocionemos por igual.
Hay muchas cosas que lograron palpar exactamente en la película mientras que hay otras que me hubiera gustado que desarrollaran más como esa forma tan peculiar del señor Wonka o la extrema alegría que tiene el abuelo Joe.
Algo que pude notar es que en la personalidad de cada niño muestra ciertas acciones en la crianza de los padres. Por ejemplo, con Veruca que es una niña mimada se le da un castigo en donde tiene que pasar por todas esas cosas que le desagradan; con Augustus el ser tan glotón fue su perdición y con Mike la televisión (que era su adicción) fue lo que lo condenó. Entonces el autor plasmó todos esos "defectos" y los castigo de forma que el niño que lee la historia recibe un mensaje. Como niño a lo mejor y no te das cuenta pero ya como adulto lo ves claramente.
No le pongo las cinco estrellas porque las partes en las que cantaban los Oompa-Loompas me aburrían demasiado y las leí de rápido, sorry.
Hay muchas cosas que lograron palpar exactamente en la película mientras que hay otras que me hubiera gustado que desarrollaran más como esa forma tan peculiar del señor Wonka o la extrema alegría que tiene el abuelo Joe.
Algo que pude notar es que en la personalidad de cada niño muestra ciertas acciones en la crianza de los padres. Por ejemplo, con Veruca que es una niña mimada se le da un castigo en donde tiene que pasar por todas esas cosas que le desagradan; con Augustus el ser tan glotón fue su perdición y con Mike la televisión (que era su adicción) fue lo que lo condenó. Entonces el autor plasmó todos esos "defectos" y los castigo de forma que el niño que lee la historia recibe un mensaje. Como niño a lo mejor y no te das cuenta pero ya como adulto lo ves claramente.
No le pongo las cinco estrellas porque las partes en las que cantaban los Oompa-Loompas me aburrían demasiado y las leí de rápido, sorry.
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fun family read aloud! though i must say, there is more depth and exploration of morals/parenting than i remember as a kid. it was also interesting to read this book and then watch the movie to compare the differences between the two.
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a timeless classic that can (unfortunately) still be applied to today's youth.
I'm currently doing a production of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical, so I decided to reread the book. Part of the reason I decided to reread the book was the fact that I felt like the musical made the kids out to be the problem instead of the parents. But the book is also very hard on the kids. I mean the Oompa's songs definitely serve as parenting lessons, but still... It feels like Roald Dahl is just airing out his frustrations with children. Like, he just really hates kids chewing gum, Violet doesn't really do anything wrong. Obviously these kids should have listened, but they're also all <10 years old with poor impulse control. Don't take the kid into the candy store and get mad when they want candy. Like it's a charming, funny, and absurd Roald Dahl book, of course, but Wonka is REALLY crazy, and Charlie is a very bland protagonist. The way Wonka reacts to Mike Tevee is super funny, though. There's also some more problematic aspects to this book, and of course judging old books by our standards has issues, but still... Like this book is incredibly moralistic and draws a clear line of fat=morally bad. Like every bad character in this book is described as fat. I dunno, maybe this book shouldn't be passed onto the next generation. I have a lot more opinions on the way the musical changed the characters, but this is not the place for that. I did like this books critique of capitalism/class. Like when Grandpa Joe says only rich kids will win the contest cause they can afford tons of bars. Baby's first anti-capitalism (though is it really anti-capitalist if it's all a business scheme by Wonka? TBH I'm so confused by Wonka's whole vibe, I guess he's like a mad scientist deal)