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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
It was quite similar to the movie, I personally thought. But my favorite scene is probably the scene with the girl who wants a squirrel, I've always thought that scene was funny (I think so anyway).
Maybe the second classic I've read since I started reading. The first was a book we read in Swedish 2, called The Rescuers written by J.D. Salinger (the original language is probably in English).
I'm pretty proud of myself for having read Charlie and the Factory because it's a movie most people have watched at some point in their lives, but I would recommend the book too because it's quite similar to the movie, in my opinion.
Maybe the second classic I've read since I started reading. The first was a book we read in Swedish 2, called The Rescuers written by J.D. Salinger (the original language is probably in English).
I'm pretty proud of myself for having read Charlie and the Factory because it's a movie most people have watched at some point in their lives, but I would recommend the book too because it's quite similar to the movie, in my opinion.
I dragged my copy of this book out (yes, the 1964 edition, acquired new!) after seeing the modern stage musical (really really mediocre) and rewatching the two movie versions (pretty mediocre). I'd like to see the Gene Wilder script with the Johnny Depp sets, but the Gene Wilder film is cheesy and the Johnny Depp one is just weird--lots of added backstory. The book, of course, is the gem of the whole lot. And it holds up quite well more than 50 years after it was written.
Reading this to the kid I work with- he liked it
“i would give it five stars cause i liked it so much at the end and i would say actually another one, one star, i’ve actually not read it in a long time before you read it to me”
“i would give it five stars cause i liked it so much at the end and i would say actually another one, one star, i’ve actually not read it in a long time before you read it to me”
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A classic
2023 - read with Year 4/5 Class
2024 - read with Year 3/4 Class
2024 - read with Year 3/4 Class
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
Cute book, I was surprised by how almost word for word the movie follows it. Some of the characters physical description are different & the storyline w the guy trying to get the factory’s secret & Wonka getting mad at Charlie are not included, but otherwise pretty much exactly the same!