Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Puffin
Year of Publication: 2005 (first published 1964)
Reader's Rating: 4.5 [Please see my post on ratings. :)]
In a Nutshell: Little Charlie Bucket has always loved chocolate. He passes by Willie Wonka's chocolate factory, the biggest in the world, on the way home from school every day, sniffing at the delicious aroma. But he only gets to taste chocolate once a year, on his birthday, because his family is very, very poor and every day their meals would always have to be cabbage soup. One day, Mr. Wonka randomly inserts five golden tickets in his chocolate bars, inviting the owner of the chocolate to his ginormous factory, with a free lifetime supply of chocolate. Charlie, as with the rest of the world, goes crazy with excitement, but his hopes soon fall as he remembers that he only gets one bar a year. Will he get a golden ticket? What surprises await him?
The Good Stuff: Charlie Bucket is a great character and so is his family. They are very poor, but they always share what they have (and a bit more) with each other. Though they wish they could have a better home and better meals, they are content and happy with what they have.
The Not-So-Good Stuff: There are other characters in the story that aren't so great (in fact, they're amazingly horrible), but don't worry. The author discourages them and contrasts them with Charlie and Mr. Wonka.
Reader's Say: Roald Dahl is an awesome author and this book is, by far, the best he's written. I loved reading the book so much. Willie Wonka made me laugh. He's awesome.
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