Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl

This is one of a series of children’s books that I’ve bought over the past several weeks. A few of them I’ve read before, and just wanted to see how they stood up over time. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, however, I’ve never read.

This was the basis for Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory staring Gene Wilder. The elements of the movie were all there, but in some places the book elaborated more, and in others the movie did. Overall, a very fun read, even for an adult like me.