cphenly 's review for:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

5.0

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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.