Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

3.39 AVERAGE

jrs_55's review

4.0
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

nayff's review against another edition

2.0
adventurous funny 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

ndumiso's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pozo67's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous funny sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I tried the read a grown up book thing and it didn't work - maybe I'll try again once I'm home.

The aging thing hits more as an adult. Last time I read this was with my grandparents, now they're both gone. I see the de-aging and the minuses as kinda a metaphor for second childhood and death.

The Chinese stuff aged awfully. The stupid president thing aged remarkably though.

I love Roald for his silliness and word play. 

I especially liked the sci fi elements like the space Hotel.

Laughed throughout. Cried at the minus numbers.
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jimsreadingandstuff's review against another edition

4.0
More fun with Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe and of course Willy Wonka. Not quite the pinnacle of Children's literature that Charlie and The Chocolate factory was, but still amusing and inventive.
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viscountess_black's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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fantasticreadings's review against another edition

3.0
2,5 / 5

J'ai beaucoup moins aimé ce deuxième tome j'avoue :/
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story_collecter's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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sierrajhansen's review against another edition

2.0
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
i'm sorry but roald dahl lost the plot with this one. maybe this would have been a fun read as a kid, but as an adult this felt like a useless waste of time. why are we not exploring the chocolate factory more? why did roald dahl think the most exciting thing about the first book must be the elevator???

bedknobsandbookmarks's review against another edition

1.0
For the love of god, please just stick to chocolate.