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    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Written by Roald Dahl

    Narrated by Douglas Hodge

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    About this audiobook

    "Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print." -The New York Times


    Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!

    But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!


    From the Compact Disc edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJul 3, 2013
    ISBN9781101629789
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    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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    Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl (1916-1990) es un autor justamente famoso por su extraordinario ingenio, su destreza narrativa, su dominio del humor negro y su inagotable capacidad de sorpresa, que llevó a Hitchcock a adaptar para la televisión muchos de sus relatos. En Anagrama se han publicado la novela "Mi tío Oswald" y los libros de cuentos "El gran cambiazo" (Gran Premio del Humor Negro), "Historias extraordinarias", "Relatos de lo inesperado" y "Dos fábulas". En otra faceta, Roald Dahl goza de una extraordinaria popularidad como autor de libros para niños.

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    • 3/5
      Roald Dahl was one of my favourite writers as a kid. I'm Matilda on our dish rota this week (every week we have different names on our rota, in themes: one week I was John Watson in our Sherlock week; another time I was Simon Tam in our Firefly week; in our awesome women of sci-fi week I got to be Mass Effect's Jane Shepherd!). So, thinking about the Roald Dahl classics I loved so much, I remembered I didn't get round to rereading this.

      It's evil and grotesque and over the top and so funny. (I have to admit, of the kids, I'd be Veruca Salt. I'm spoilt.) I sort of can't believe this is recommended reading for kids -- although it's not without it's own sense of morality, it's judgemental and intolerant. At the same time, the riotous ridiculousness of it is exactly the appeal.

      And if you can read it without badly craving chocolate, I take my hat off to you.
    • 5/5
      Charlie Bucket is a very poor boy who lives with his parents and grandparents. He likes chocolate but only gets one bar every year on his birthday to eat. One day, his father shows him an article in the papers which invites five children to visit Willie Wonka's famous chocolate factory. Only those children who have won a golden ticket in their bar of chocolate are allowed to visit. Charlie wins one of the ticket and then begins Charlie's wonderful, magical adventure.A great book must read for all kids.
    • 4/5
      Step into the creative world of Charlie buckets life. The whiff of chocolate covered air creeping up his nostrils every time he walks past the factory, Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory that is. Charlie has to smell this delight every day as he walks past on his mission to get to school in the freezing cold weather but he only gets to taste it once a year for his birthday. His family saves up for this delight all year as they only just have enough money to keep a roof over their head and his grandparents in a bed. One day Willy Wonka announces a big competition and a fantastic prize every chid dream of. Take a magical trip through a creamy world of Charlie Buckets adventure.
    • 4/5
      It's been a really long time since I last read this - it was good to reread it.Great book for kids, chapters are quite short and makes for a nice quick read.Love Quentin Blake's illustrations - they are such a huge part of Roald Dahl's stories. :)Will have to read The Great Glass Elevator again at some point, I've read it a lot because my Mum's Mum had a copy at her house
    • 3/5
      I am lukewarm to this book. I'm not sure if it's because I know a lot of people like it a lot and I am refusing to jump onto the Roald-Dahl-bandwagon. To me there are a few too many plays-on-words that the book has gone from being clever to a little bit lame. Some of the ideas I liked, but some I didn't. It's an interesting book for kids, nonetheless.
    • 3/5
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic children’s fantasy novel written by Roald Dahl. The novel was published in 1964 and has since become a modern classic. It has won a variety of children’s book awards including the Millennium Children's Book Award in 2000.The protagonist of the story is a young boy named Charlie Bucket, who lives in extreme poverty with his extended family. One day he wins a “Golden Ticket” which entitles him to a lifetime supply of chocolate, as well as a tour of reclusive candy genius, Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. The majority of the novel describes Charlie’s adventure in Wonka’s fantastical candy factory, where varieties of strange and crazy things occur.Overall, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory like almost all Roald Dahl books are excellent examples of children’s novels. While the novel may lack in character development, since all the characters are pretty much stock characters, it makes up for it with its abundance of creativity in regard to the well established story setting.
    • 5/5
      Dahl, R., & Blake, Q. (2001). Charlie and the chocolate factory. New York: Knopf.Grades 4 through 7Charlie’s life is tough. He lives in a small house with two sets of grandparents and his mom and dad. To make room for his grandpas and grandmas, Charlie and his parents sleep on the floor; during winter, the cold draft freezes them to the bone. There has never been enough food to ease their hunger, but things have gotten worse since Charlie’s father lost his job at the toothpaste factory. Charlie’s greatest joy is the chocolate bar he gets every year for his birthday. The sweet, smooth treat is made in a factory not much farther from where Charlie lives, and on his way to school he savors the smells that escape from the chimneys. Charlie and the rest of the world are thrilled when Mr. Wonka, the reclusive owner of the chocolate factory, announces a contest to allow five children into the factory. Charlie is one of the lucky winners and joins the other four children—bratty, naughty children who have little respect for adult authority and rules—in a tour of the fantastic factory. One by one, the four children break Wonka’s rules and are punished by their transgressions. Only Charlie, accompanied by Grandpa Joe, shows the strength of character Wonka looks for in his future replacement. Charlie wins the ultimate prize: the factory itself. Charlie and the chocolate factory is a cautionary tale for all naughty children—respect the rules, and you will be rewarded; break them, and you will be punished. In the factory, every single one of the bratty children receives a severe consequence; Charlie, the virtuous one, receives the factory. Dahl grounds this fantastic tale on the very real elements: joblessness, hunger, poverty, inequality. Charlie endures it all with optimism and grace. He never whines or complains; instead, he looks for the positive in everything and makes the best of any situation. Even though it touches some serious topics, the book is never dark; Dahl’s humor adds lightness to the story, making it accessible to readers of all ages, and his zany situations help soften the severe punishments given the naughty kids.
    • 3/5
      Cute story. The movie actually is nearly 100% dead on in the depiction. It's a quick read for very young adults who are not interested in reading. This should get the ball rolling for them.
    • 3/5
      This is a clever book. I also like the movie and have it in my personal library. Charlie has changed and is now able to care for his entire family. I like the book but I think that it could have been shorter and the same message could have been delivered. I lost interest towards the middle of the book
    • 5/5
      I want to give this more than 5 starts. It is a fantastic book
    • 3/5
      Mini Review: I wanted to like this one more, but to be honest, I just didn't love it. I have seen the original movie with Gene Wilder (Who I adore) as well and didn't like that particularly either. I feel sort of bad saying I really didn't like either the book or the movie, since so many people love both, but honestly it just freaks me out. I do really like and appreciate the moral of the book, but I am sorry the story itself it is just plain odd and it creeps me out. I found it overly cruel, strange and I have to say I was a tad irritated by the over moralizing of kids who watch too much TV or chew gum -- but than again it was written a long time ago. I think I will give it to Jake to read, it will be interesting to hear what he thinks of it.3 Dewey'sI got this through interlibrary loan from Loyalist College (Thanks Marlene!) and read it as part of the BBC challenge I am taking part in
    • 4/5
      A crazed madman running a chocolate factory! That's the gist of the setup from Roald Dahl's classic book. I don't comprehend Spanish at the level required for this translation, but I am already familiar enough with the story of Charlie and the Chocolate factory to follow along. Reading aloud helped improve both my pronunciation and understanding.
    • 4/5
      Somehow I missed reading this as a kid, but I decided to pick it up after my younger daughter finished it. And, I pronounce it good! However, I liked the movie starring Gene Wilder just as much. Not sure what that says about Roald Dahl's classic tale. Perhaps just that the original "Willy Wonka" screenwriters were exceptionally talented.
    • 5/5
      I realy loved reading this book, it had everything in the book is perfect to make a nice book. It was funny and exiting.
    • 3/5
      A very fanciful story that appeals to children, but can be a touch nauseating to adults at times. The descriptive language adds a strong Dahl flavour to the book. As I found listening to the audiobook enjoyable, I am sure children would enjoy this as a read-aloud.
    • 5/5
      15 years ago mr.wonka opened a cocolate facotory but, spies stole his recipes so he closed the factory. the main cracter of this story is charlie he is a normal boy but, his familaly is relly poor. One day Mr.wonka put five golden tickets in five choclate bars, and if you got one you would go to his facotory and you could win a lifetime suple of chcolate.so pepal started to buy more and more choclate bars until 4 were found.but then 1 more was found but, it was fake. one charle got a chocolate bar and when he opened it ther was no golden tiket, but when he got another one he got the golden ticket. charlie and one of his grandpal goes to the chocolate facotory. there are a some twist and turns but , in the end charlie wins and ownes the chocolate factory.I chose this book for one i think that roald dahal is a grate writer. for two i saw the movie and thought it was a good movie. I thaink that this book was an adventure,exciting happy, and suprizing book. i liked how you would thinck that charlie wouldn't get the tickte at frist but, he had ali.ot of hope. I like how in the end he getthe golden ticket and wins the cocolate factory.
    • 5/5
      In this book Charlie really likes chocolate but their family is really poor . He has to find a golden ticket the last one. He finds the golden ticket and then gets to go to Wonka's Chocolate Factory. I would recommend this book to people who like chocolates and sweets.
    • 2/5
      if u are in 3rd grade it like really cool but at my age it was boring and childish
    • 5/5
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the first book we read in senior primary school. I remember fondly the first few chapters - all the grandparents sleeping in the same bed, Charlie's love for his humble family, appreciation for a chocolate bar, the other winning children...I did re-read the book as an adult and enjoyed it just as much.Roald Dahl's books are fabulous, incredibly fun and ingenious. I love both the quirky bits and the passages of wisdom - all done up in a big, bold gift of magnificent storytelling.
    • 4/5
      My childhood wouldn't have been the same without Dahl, and this was always my favourite. Ruined by Johnny Depp in the recent film. Read the book instead.
    • 4/5
      I like this story very much. I like Charlie and other characters in this book, too.This book is very funny but it shows a lot of things.Do not spoiled child! Do not be puffed! This book has a fantastic idea.
    • 4/5
      Perhaps Dahl's most famous of all his works, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is an extremely sweet read! From the vivid and imaginative descriptions of characters and place (esp. the factory), Dahl weaves fantasy with a message about growing up, being grown up, and intertwining the two with Willy Wonka as the ringmaster. It was nearly thirty years between the first and most recent time that I read this engaging tale--far too long, for sure!
    • 2/5
      Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the basis for one of my favorite movies as a child, which is ironic, because I grew up without television, and thus read more than I watched. I never got around to this one for some odd reason, although I have read most of the books on the list, and the series that accompanied them. I am struck by what a dark piece of literature it is, although I should have seen that coming after seeing both film adaptations. I get the sense that this is a book that deals in archetypal absolutes, much like many fairy tales. The poor Buckets are all good and light, while every other character is inherently bad. It is a book about seeing ones insides on the outsides. All of the other children embody heinous traits, such as gluttony, selfishness, and other obnoxious traits often given to child characters. The parents that allowed, and thus fostered these traits are the worst of the bunch. Yet, the Buckets are pure, poor, frugal and unselfish, and treasure everything they are ever given.
    • 5/5
      Charlie Bucket is a very poor boy that lives with his parents and both sets of grandparents (who all sleep in the same bed). A local chocolatier, Willy Wonka, has a contest that will let 5 children and a guardian or parent go on a tour of his chocolate factory. Charlie is one of the 5 children who find a golden ticket and get to go on this wondrous tour. Wonka has a secret purpose for this tour. Will Charlie find out what it is?
    • 5/5
      a really good book ,i loved it so much,you sould read it your self,cars27
    • 4/5
      Arguably Roald Dahl's most famous piece of literature, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of those books that you simply must read in your lifetime. The limitless imagination of Dahl is clearly shown, with mischievious and mysterious characters such as the Oompa Loompas and magical settings that your inner child begs to visit. When little Charlie Bucket finds one of just five Golden Tickets to visit the eclectic Willy Wonka's factory, he has no idea of the incredible adventure that is in store for him. Dahl describes every detail, giving the reader a vivid mental picture every time. The way he educates the audience is to be commended as well, with the showcase of each unpleasant child's demise and how they brought it on about themselves with their gluttony, greed and stupidity. A highlight of the narrative has to be the gleefully cheeky songs that the Oompa Loompas sing after a character meets the unfortunate end to their visit.To conclude, Dahl has given past, present and future generations a story that both delights and entrances them, and will remain a much-loved classic for years to come.
    • 5/5
      Extremely interesting plot.
    • 2/5

      Seven out of ten.

      A young boy wins the chance to visit the local chocolate factory but gets more than he bargained for.

    • 4/5
      I'm catching up on classic kid fic I never read as a kid. This one was just as familiar as I thought it would be, having read James and the Giant Peach a million times as a kid and seeing both movies multiple times. The long(er) build up to the time the kids actually entered the factory made for interesting pacing with the rush through the factory. The oompa-loompas' songs were just as creepy as I would expect. I quite enjoyed it and look forward to reading it with my nephew in a few years.
    • 5/5
      Great for kids to read! Charlie Bucket loves chocolate and Mr. Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, is opening the gates of his amazing chocolate factory to five lucky children. It’s the prize for a lifetime! Gobstoppers, wriggle sweets and a river of melted chocolate delight await. Charlie needs just one Golden Ticket and these delicious treats could all be his.