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A review by thelizabeth
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
For some reason I keep having conversations lately where I bring up this book, and the other person has no idea what I'm talking about. None!
This Thanksgiving, discussing the actual space elevator situation: "Like the Great Glass Elevator!" Nothing. "It's the sequel to Willy Wonka!" Okay. "It can fly and a space station is attacked by Vicious* Knids!!!" Never.
* (Never could get that name right.)
I guess I never realized as a kid how odd a sequel this book is, but then, how odd was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, anyway? PRETTY ODD.
I gotta replenish the old childhood library sometime.
This Thanksgiving, discussing the actual space elevator situation: "Like the Great Glass Elevator!" Nothing. "It's the sequel to Willy Wonka!" Okay. "It can fly and a space station is attacked by Vicious* Knids!!!" Never.
* (Never could get that name right.)
I guess I never realized as a kid how odd a sequel this book is, but then, how odd was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, anyway? PRETTY ODD.
I gotta replenish the old childhood library sometime.