I really loved finally getting to read the book after loving the movies. The second book definitely took me for a loop. I’m an adult though and I still loved it, I think all kids would like to read it. It’s an easy read. Although by the end of the second book I reallllly wanted to strangle the grandparents in the bed. O,g they are super annoying lol. And they don’t listen. It’s a frustrating book to read now, knowing what the lesson to be learned out of the whole story is. Always a classic!

Judul: The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka
Penulis: Roald Dahl
Penerbit: Puffin Books
Halaman: 384 halaman
Terbitan: 2001

Introducing the amazing Willy Wonka, chocolate-maker extraordinary! Now in one volume are the complete works of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, two Willy Wonka classics from beloved author Roald Dahl.

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka's famous, mysterious chocolate factory is opening its doors at last. But only five lucky children will be allowed inside: Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, 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. But even Charlie never expects to fly through the chocolate factory in a giant glass elevator! In the uproarious sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka whisks Charlie and the entire Bucket family right into space on an intergalactic elevator joyride and another wild fantasy adventure.

Review

Berturut-turut baca karyanya Roald Dahl. Beruntung buku ini ada di perpustakaan. Lebih murah sewanya ketimbang minjam Charlie and the Chocolate Factory dan Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator secara terpisah :)).

Jujur saya lebih dulu mengenal Charlie dan Willy Wonka lewat adaptasi filmnya di tahun 2005. Itu loh, yang Johny Depp jadi Willy Wonka-nya. Saya suka banget sama filmnya dan pengin baca bukunya sejak lama.

Di antara kedua cerita yang ada di buku ini, saya rasa Charlie and the Chocolate Factory lebih menarik ketimbang Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. Yang pertama ceritanya terasa lebih berarah, sementara yang kedua agak lebih... hmm, random gitu kali ya.

Cuma akhir ceritanya Charlie and the Chocolate Factory terasa kurang nendang buat saya. Saya baru ngeh kalau akhir di filmnya itu tambahan pembuat filmnya sendiri. Tidak mengikuti novelnya. Saya berharap ada sedikit tambahan di akhir novelnya, tapi sayang ceritanya berakhir begitu saja.

Secara keseluruhan tetap seru lah. Di sini juga saya makin yakin kalau Roald Dahl memang tidak suka televisi. Kelihatan banget dari penggambarannya tentang TV, baik di Matilda, maupun di Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Story of a small boy who owns a famous chocolate factory.

A world of absurdness (and wordplay) brought to life, always with a comforting guide (two, actually; Wonka and Dahl himself). Douglas Adams for kids, and that isn't a bad thing.

4* voor het (geweldige) eerste boek en 2* voor het tweede boek dat helaas nogal tegen viel.

The first half was cute, maybe because I read it when I was younger.
The second part was boring and drawn out, I did not care about anything that happened.
Reading

Roald Dahl really has a way of writing serious issues in a humorously way

This was so much better then I expect! I may be a bit nestogic, but I don't care. Childhood feelings are worth A good reviews.

A delightful children's story. I prefer the first very much compared to the second book; I can see why they never tried making a movie for The Great Glass Elevator. Still, it was not a bad read, just subpar compared to how excellent the first book is.

I think that, like many kids my age, because I saw the movie before I read the book, I'm biased. To me, the only true version is the Gene Wilder movie. I recognize this ignorance, and ask you to bear with me as I rake this under the coals.
Obviously, Charlie and Chocolate factory is a fab story. I like that, for the most part, it's universal. Kids and adults are all caught up in the frenzy of the chance to win a golden ticket. Even the 1% and politicians are getting in on it. The chance to win! Chocolate! An eccentric small business owner (yet world renknown), mystery and intruigue! These are all elements kids and adult readers will enjoy. Even as an adult, I enjoy the rediculousness and impossibility of all of Wonka's gadeget, gizmos, and inventions. However, despite my best efforts, there are some things that are hard to overlook. The he poverty of the Buckets, for example. As an adult, it's unfathomable to think that their condition could exist, even in the outlandish world in which the story takes place. Still, the story itself is fun, and teaches a valueable lesson. I could do without the Oompa Loompa songs. I think it wastes time, ink, and paper, but here we are. C&TCF: 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Now to the Great Glass Elevator.
What. The actual. Eff.
This story was so all over the god damn place, that it's practically a Vicious K'nit in itself. Did the author have a stroke before he wrote this story? It reads like something that was pumped out in a day in order to cash in on the success of the first story. Charlie and Great Glass Elevator immediately picks up where we left off at hte end of Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Wonka and the seven Buckets (and a 4-person bed) are in the elevator, and are shooting into space. Without going into detail, here's what happens: They go into space, they dock at a space hotel, they hang out for a few minutes before being chased out again by aliens, they dick around with the aliens for a bit (and by a bit, I mean half the fucking story), then land back at the chcolate factory. Then, Wonka gives the grandparents youth pills, but one gets too much and disappears, so they have to go find her in earth pergatory, then age them back up, then go to the White House to meet the 1970's version of President Donald Trump.
I don't even know where to start with this! In The Glass Elevator the biggest news for the past three months, apparently, was this space hotel. Yet, 30 minutes ago, the biggest news was the Golden Ticket contest fromt he previous book. At the begnning of the story, the whole reason they go up so high is that they can come back down at great speeds to break through the factory roof. Yet, the elevators have rockets built in to go fast enough to break through earth's atmosphere. There are more examples, but the story goes beyond childhood imagination and reasonable absurdity into full blown ludicrous insanity. To quote Lewis Black, "...even a three-year-old would go 'fuck that, mommy.'"

Loved the first book but unfortunately couldn't get myself to read the second.book.

This book is really nice especially how it is 2 books in 1