A review by holmesstorybooks
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play by Roald Dahl, Richard R. George

3.0

Ah, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

This was such an indulgent book for me. I loved, as a child, reading about the chocolate factory. Never mind the characters, although it is a wonderful cast! The descriptions of the chocolate factory were so vivid, and I wanted more. There wasn't enough talk of the the spearmint leaves the edible buttercups and all the other sweets and lollies.

I did love the characters though, even if they were a little bit cliché. I do remember them all vividly.

I think, though, that this can't be my favourite Roald Dahl book. I didn't find all the parts totally interesting - as I did with some of his other books.

But it's still one of his most well-known, and definitely worth a read. 3.5 stars.