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aramintapdf's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
luneillei's review against another edition
3.5
Loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator was just way too weird and annoying for me ðŸ˜
andrew298's review against another edition
Read Charlie & The Chocolate Factory to my kid for bedtime. Great to re-visit an old classic so that we can now watch the movies.
kalliste's review against another edition
3.0
I love both the movies for this book and I owned Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator as a child but apparently I never read it.
Some of these books were great but I wasn't as impressed with a lot of it. Especially the grandparents, argh! Josephine and Georgina were so frustrating!
Luckily, there were the Oompa Loompas.
Some of these books were great but I wasn't as impressed with a lot of it. Especially the grandparents, argh! Josephine and Georgina were so frustrating!
Luckily, there were the Oompa Loompas.
stormblessed4's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
jdemster's review against another edition
4.0
I was reading this to my son as his first book, and reading something out loud gives it a different dimension for someone I think. I've read C&tCF a couple times before and have always been a big fan. The story is well crafted and is Dahl at the height of his mastery over whimsy and morality while continuing to hold together as a coherent tale. TGGE sadly does not have the same characteristics. Especially reading this one out loud (I'd read this one only once before) you realize what a tangled mess it is. There's little dynamic to the story as it runs at a thousand miles an hour, and there's really no thread through. It's a few adventures that happen to need the elevator to take place. It's still classically Dahl, and his ability to maintain his character consistency amongst the strangeness of the story is admirable. And the imaginativeness of the adventures goes back to Dahl's talents. But it's just not as good a tale as its predecessor. There are many better examples of his writing. I still give this book 4 stars, but mostly on the back of C&tCF. Probably better to just read that one and stop there.
greenapplesauce's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to the audio book as a way to keep distracted for a few hours. I have always loved this book.
bookwormbarbie's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not sure how I'm just reading this book after loving the movie for most if my life. But I just adored this.
szachary's review against another edition
3.0
A timeless classic, what more can be said! Quentin Blake's art left a lot more to be desired hence the three stars. The story was engaging. I think this is one of the few books I'll even say is not as good as the ORIGINAL film. I realize there is a lot more to this story then when I read it as a child. The subtle similarities of greed and arrogance, and other human deficiencies. I loved this book and cannot wait to share it with my daughter's.