Charlie a'r Ffatri Siocled

By Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake

A Welsh adaption of the famous story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

• Language: Cymraeg
• Publisher: Rily
• Release date: Jan 28, 2013
• ISBN: 9781849675031

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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Dyma Charlie’n Dod

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Mam a thad Mr Bucket yw’r ddau hen, hen berson hyn. Tad-cu Joe a Mam-gu Josephine yw eu henwau nhw.

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A mam a thad Mrs Bucket yw’r ddau hen, hen berson hyn. Tad-cu George a Mam-gu Georgina yw eu henwau nhw.

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Dyma Mr Bucket. Dyma Mrs Bucket.

Mae gan Mr a Mrs Bucket fab bychan o’r enw Charlie Bucket.

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Dyma Charlie.

Shwmai? A shwmai? A shwmai unwaith eto? Mae e’n falch o gael cwrdd â ti.

Mae’r teulu hwn i gyd – y chwe oedolyn (cyfra nhw) a Charlie Bucket bach – yn byw gyda’i gilydd mewn tŷ pren bychan ar gyrion tref fawr.

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Doedd y tŷ ddim yn hanner digon mawr ar gyfer cymaint o bobl, ac roedd bywyd yn hynod anghyfforddus iddyn nhw i gyd. Dim ond dwy ystafell oedd yn y lle i gyd, a dim ond un gwely. Roedd y ddau dad-cu a’r ddwy fam-gu’n cael y gwely achos eu bod nhw mor hen a blinedig. Roedden nhw mor flinedig fel nad oedden nhw byth yn codi ohono fe.

Roedd Tad-cu Joe a Mam-gu Josephine ar yr ochr hon, a Tad-cu George a Mam-gu Georgina ar yr ochr draw.

Roedd Mr a Mrs Bucket a Charlie Bucket bach yn cysgu yn yr ystafell arall, ar fatresi ar y llawr.

Yn yr haf, doedd dim cymaint o wahaniaeth, ond yn y gaeaf, chwythai drafftiau rhewllyd o oer dros y llawr drwy’r nos, ac roedd hi’n ofnadwy.

Allen nhw ddim meddwl am brynu tŷ gwell – nac un gwely arall i gysgu ynddo hyd yn oed. Roedden nhw’n llawer rhy dlawd.

Mr Bucket oedd yr unig berson yn y tŷ oedd yn gweithio. Gweithiai yn y ffatri pâst dannedd, lle’r eisteddai drwy’r dydd wrth fainc yn gosod y topiau bach ar diwbiau pâst dannedd ar ôl i’r tiwbiau gael eu llenwi. Ond dydy rhywun sy’n gosod topiau pâst dannedd ddim yn ennill llawer o arian, a doedd Mr Bucket, waeth pa mor gyflym roedd e’n gosod y topiau, byth yn gallu gwneud digon i brynu hanner y pethau roedd eu hangen ar deulu mor fawr. Doedd dim digon o arian i brynu bwyd iawn iddyn nhw i gyd, hyd yn oed. Yr unig brydau bwyd y gallen nhw eu fforddio oedd bara a margarîn i frecwast, tatws a bresych wedi’u berwi i ginio, a chawl bresych i swper. Roedd dydd Sul ychydig yn well. Edrychai pob un ymlaen at ddydd Sul, achos ar y diwrnod hwnnw, er mai’r un bwyd yn union roedden nhw’n ei gael, roedd hawl gan bawb i gael ail blataid.

Doedd y Buckets, wrth gwrs, ddim yn llwgu, ond roedd gan bob un ohonyn nhw, y ddau dad-cu, y ddwy fam-gu, tad Charlie, mam Charlie ac yn enwedig Charlie bach ei hunan, deimlad gwag ofnadwy yn eu boliau o fore gwyn tan nos.

Charlie oedd yn teimlo hyn waethaf. Er bod ei fam a’i dad yn aml yn rhoi eu siâr nhw iddo fe amser cinio neu swper, doedd hynny’n dal ddim yn ddigon i fachgen bach oedd yn tyfu. Ysai am rywbeth fyddai’n ei lenwi’n well na bresych a chawl bresych. A’r peth yr ysai amdano’n fwy nag unrhyw beth arall oedd … SIOCLED.

Wrth gerdded i’r ysgol yn y bore, gallai Charlie weld slabiau mawr o siocled yn bentyrrau uchel yn ffenestri’r siopau, a byddai’n aros gan syllu a gwasgu ei drwyn yn erbyn y gwydr, a dŵr yn dod o’i ddannedd. Sawl gwaith y dydd, byddai’n gweld plant eraill yn tynnu bariau o siocled hufennog o’u pocedi ac yn eu bwyta’n awchus, ac roedd hynny, wrth gwrs, yn artaith pur.

Dim ond unwaith y flwyddyn, ar ei ben-blwydd, y câi Charlie Bucket fyth brofi ychydig o siocled. Byddai’r teulu i gyd yn cynilo eu harian ar gyfer yr achlysur arbennig hwnnw, a phan fyddai’r diwrnod mawr yn cyrraedd, byddai Charlie bob amser yn cael un baryn bach o siocled i’w fwyta ar ei ben ei hunan bach. A phob tro y byddai’n ei dderbyn, ar foreau gwych ei ben-blwydd, byddai’n ei ddodi’n ofalus mewn bocs bach pren roedd e’n berchen arno, a’i drysori fel petai’n ddarn o aur pur; a thros yr ychydig ddyddiau nesaf, dim ond gadael i’w hunan edrych arno byddai’n ei wneud, ond heb byth gyffwrdd ag e. Yna, o’r diwedd, pan na allai ddioddef mwy, byddai’n tynnu tamaid bach, bach o’r papur lapio ar un gornel fel bod darn bach, bach o siocled yn y golwg, ac yna byddai’n cnoi’n fân, fân – dim ond digon i adael i’r blas melys hyfryd ymledu’n araf dros ei dafod. Y diwrnod canlynol, byddai’n cnoi’n fân, fân eto, ac yn y blaen, ac yn y blaen. Ac fel hyn, byddai Charlie’n gwneud i’w faryn siocled gwerth chwe cheiniog bara am fwy na mis.

Ond dydw i ddim wedi dweud wrthoch chi eto am yr un peth ofnadwy oedd yn artaith i Charlie bach, ac yntau’n dwlu ar siocled, yn fwy na dim arall. Roedd y peth hwn yn waeth o lawer iddo fe na gweld slabiau o siocled yn ffenestri’r siopau neu wylio plant eraill yn cnoi bariau o siocled hufennog yn union o’i flaen. Dyma’r peth mwyaf ofnadwy o arteithiol y gallech chi ei ddychmygu, a dyma fe:

Yn y dref ei hun, a dweud y gwir o fewn golwg y tŷ lle roedd Charlie’n byw, roedd FFATRI SIOCLED ENFAWR!

Dychmygwch y fath beth!

Ac nid dim ond ffatri siocled enfawr gyffredin oedd hi, chwaith. Hon oedd y ffatri fwyaf ac enwocaf yn y byd i gyd! FFATRI WONKA oedd hi, a’i pherchennog oedd Mr Wili Wonka, y dyfeisiwr a’r gwneuthurwr siocled enwocaf a fuodd erioed. A dyna ffatri anhygoel o wych oedd hi! Roedd gatiau haearn anferth yn arwain i mewn, a wal uchel yn ei hamgylchynu, a mwg yn chwydu o’i simneiau, a synau chwyrlïo rhyfedd yn dod o’i chrombil. A thu hwnt i’r waliau, am hanner milltir o’i chwmpas i bob cyfeiriad, roedd yr awyr yn drwch o arogl trwm a chyfoethog siocled yn toddi!

Ddwywaith y dydd, ar ei ffordd i’r ysgol ac ar ei ffordd adref, roedd rhaid i Charlie Bucket bach gerdded yn union o flaen gatiau’r ffatri. A phob tro y byddai’n mynd heibio, byddai’n dechrau cerdded yn araf iawn, iawn, a dal ei drwyn yn uchel yn yr awyr a ffroeni’r arogl siocled hyfryd o’i gwmpas yn ddwfn i’w ysgyfaint.

O, roedd e’n dwlu ar yr arogl yna!

Ac o, byddai wrth ei fodd yn cael mynd i mewn i’r ffatri i weld pa fath o le oedd yno!

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Ffatri Mr Wili Wonka

Bob noson, ar ôl iddo orffen ei gawl bresych dyfrllyd i swper, byddai Charlie bob amser yn mynd i ystafell ei ddau dad-cu a’i ddwy fam-gu i wrando ar eu straeon, ac yna’n dweud nos da.

Roedd pob un o’r hen bobl hyn dros ei naw deg oed. Roedden nhw wedi crebachu fel eirin sych, ac yn esgyrnog fel sgerbydau, a thrwy’r dydd, tan i Charlie ymddangos, byddent yn cwtsho yn eu gwely, dau ar bob pen, gyda chap nos i gadw eu pennau’n gynnes, gan hepian cysgu drwy’r amser heb ddim i’w wneud. Ond cyn gynted ag y clywent y drws yn agor, a chlywed llais Charlie’n dweud, ‘Noswaith dda, Tad-cu Joe a Mam-gu Josephine a Tad-cu George a Mam-gu Georgina,’ yna codai’r pedwar ohonynt ar eu heistedd yn sydyn, a byddai eu hen wynebau crychiog yn goleuo’n wên hapus – a byddai’r siarad yn dechrau. Roedden nhw’n caru’r bachgen bach yma. Fe oedd yr unig beth disglair yn eu bywydau nhw, ac edrychent ymlaen yn awchus drwy’r dydd at ei ymweliadau gyda’r nos. Byddai mam a thad Charlie’n dod i mewn yn aml, ac aros wrth y drws, gan wrando ar y straeon roedd yr hen bobl yn eu hadrodd; ac felly, am hanner awr bob nos efallai, byddai’r ystafell hon yn dod yn lle hapus, a’r teulu i gyd yn anghofio eu bod yn llwgu ac yn dlawd.

Un noson, pan aeth Charlie i mewn i weld ei ddwy fam-gu a’i ddau dad-cu, gofynnodd iddyn nhw, ‘Ydy hi’n wir go iawn mai Ffatri Siocled Wonka yw’r fwyaf yn y byd?’

‘Yn wir?’ gwaeddodd y pedwar ohonyn nhw ar unwaith. ‘Wrth gwrs ei bod hi’n wir! Arswyd y byd, wyddet ti mo hynny? Mae hi tua phum deg gwaith yn fwy nag unrhyw ffatri arall!’

‘Ac ai Mr Wili Wonka wir yw’r gwneuthurwr siocled clyfraf yn y byd?’

‘Fachgen annwyl,’ meddai Tad-cu Joe, gan godi ei hun ychydig yn uwch ar ei obennydd, ‘Mr Wili Wonka yw’r gwneuthurwr siocled mwyaf anhygoel, mwyaf rhyfeddol, mwyaf hynod welodd y byd erioed! Ro’n i’n meddwl bod pawb yn gwybod hynny!’

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‘Ro’n i’n gwybod ei fod e’n enwog, Tad-cu Joe, ac ro’n i’n gwybod ei fod e’n glyfar iawn …’

‘Clyfar!’ gwaeddodd yr hen ddyn. ‘Mae e’n fwy na hynny! Mae e’n ddewin wrth drin siocled! Mae’n gallu gwneud unrhyw beth – unrhyw beth mae e eisiau! On’d yw hynny’n ffaith, bawb?’

Nodiodd y tri hen berson arall eu pennau’n araf i fyny ac i lawr a dweud, ‘Cwbl wir. Mor wir â phader.’

Ac meddai Tad-cu Joe, ‘Wyt ti’n golygu nad ydw i erioed wedi dweud wrthot ti am Mr Wili Wonka a’i ffatri?’

‘Erioed,’ atebodd Charlie bach.

‘Arswyd y byd! Beth yn y byd sy’n bod arna i, dwed!’

‘Ddwedi di wrtha i nawr, Tad-cu Joe, os gweli di’n dda?’

‘Wrth gwrs y gwnaf i. Eistedd ar fy mhwys i ar y gwely, cariad, a gwrandawa’n astud.’

Tad-cu Joe oedd yr hynaf o’r ddau dad-cu a’r ddwy fam-gu. Roedd e’n naw deg chwech a hanner oed, ac mae hynny mor hen ag y gall unrhyw un fod. Fel pob person hen iawn, roedd e’n fregus ac yn wan, ac yn ystod y dydd fyddai fe ddim

Reviews for Charlie a'r Ffatri Siocled

[olivermagnus · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a classic children's book about five kids who win a chance to tour Willy Wonka's mysterious candy-making operation. It focuses on Charlie Bucket who loves Willie Wonka's chocolate. The Wonka factory had been closed for years, when Mr. Wonka gives an opportunity to the five lucky children who find a shimmering Golden Ticket for free entrance to the factory.

Whoever wins gets a free supply of chocolate for the rest of their lives. Charlie finds a dollar, buys some chocolate bars in an ordinary store, and finds the last Golden Ticket. Inside the factory is where the real fun begins.

The lessons conveyed in this classic are simple but important. Behave with respect, dignity, and politeness and try not to be like Augustus, Veruca, Violet, or Mike.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has had a lot of attention over the years, and has at turns been called racist, patronising and disturbing. To most readers it's an amazing book that was written fifty years ago, which is still just as fantastic and delightful today as it was back in the sixties. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a story to be read again and again.

[linyarai · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A great classic.

[gilroy_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I admit to having seen both movies before reading the book, so I was following along in my head to see which scene was which. And how certain things referenced only showed up in certain movies. Also noted how scenes were altered accordingly. From the way it was written, Gene Wilder does feel closer to what the author had in mind.

[trinker-2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Read it to my son. He loved it.

[jrthebutler · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside.

[villemezbrown · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Continuing my Banned Book Week tradition of reading something from the list of challenged or banned books.Due to my obsession with reading comic books when I was a child (18,000 by the time I was 18), I missed out on reading most of the classic children's books. While I've seen several films adapting his works, I have never actually cracked open a Roald Dahl book before this week. And I can't say I was particularly impressed.I do bring baggage to this book, as I was traumatized by a childhood viewing of the Gene Wilder movie. As a fat kid, I fixated on the images of Augustus Gloop stick in that chocolate tube and Violet Beauregarde being rolled away like a giant beach ball.The macabre art of Joseph Schindelman in this edition did nothing to help dispel those dark memories. Who approved this art for a children's book? Probably the same people who approved this mean-spirited and preachy book in the first place.Mostly, in reading it now, I'm struck by how much it it rips off the earlier Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books and how much it reminds me of the Michael Fleisher run on DC's Spectre comic book.In reading up about the book and why it was challenged, I was astounded to find out that one of the challenges actually resulted in the book being edited about a decade after its release to soften the blatant racism of the portrayal of the original Oompah-Loompahs. Even the revised edition that I just read left me tagging the book with "human trafficking."No book should be banned, but I certainly wouldn't encourage people to read this one, especially to their children.

[steller0707 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I have just spent an enjoyable afternoon reading this funny book in anticipation of next week seeing my grandson in his stage debut as an Oompa-Loompa in his middle school production. I laughed out loud in quite a few places. And I especially liked the verses about each of the “naughty” children sung by those Oompa-Loompas. I can see why it is a Ronald Dahl favorite.

[shannon.allen · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I can't get past the fact that children were being murdered in this whackadoo's candy factory. I liked the descriptions of the imaginary Oompa Loompa world and people, as well as much of the details of the non-murderous parts of the book, but I had trouble reading about how the children were to be dismembered and such after they were whisked away for whatever party foul they committed.

I knew Roald Dahl was a twisted man as an adult fiction writer, but even as a children's fiction writer he threw in some pretty tummy turning things.

[purplequeennl · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I read this book to my youngest son, and we both really enjoyed it. The first part is so exciting with the anticipation of when Charlie will get his Golden Ticket.Having seen the movie - the original with Gene Wilder and also the later darker version with Johnny Depp - I was pleased to find new things in the book in comparison to the storylines of the stories, as well as confirming that darker essence that Tim Burton's pursued was not what Roald Dahl had written.It is a fun, light book, full of images, smells, flavours to spark the imagination as well as a book full of the excitement - if you are not a spoilt brat - of winning and taking part in something exciting. The underlying message in this book is that if you take life for granted and expect to get everything things may not go as planned!

[breton07 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The classic story of an impoverished but generous boy who receives the golden ticket to a candy factory, owned and operated by the charismatic yet mysterious Willy Wonka. I was entranced by the whimsical elements of the story before seeing the film with Gene Wilder. I pictured the factory at work, and the other children on the factory tour. This book was probably my favorite, because it demonstrated both hope and compassion in a simple but compelling way.

[sueincyprus · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I read this classic to my four-year-old grandson; Dahl is one of his favourite authors. The story is well-known, due to two different film adaptations (one in 1971, one in 2005). The impoverished Charlie Bucket finds a golden ticket which is his entry to a day in the great Willy Wonka chocolate factory.There's Dahl-ish bizarreness and unpleasantness as the four dislikable children who start with Charlie fall by the wayside. Experts have said that the storyline resembles Dante's Inferno; but perhaps it's just a good storyline, following the fairytale rags-to-riches scenario. I probably read it to my sons when they were similar age, or a little older; it was an absolute delight to read to my grandson, and I would recommend it highly. I think this is my favourite of Dahl's books.

[pattyhoward · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory remains the quintessential Roald Dahl. Perfect for anyone (but maybe best for those between 3rd grade through middle school) it fulfills candy fantasies, is funny, and yet showcases Dahl's dark sense of humor at its best (and darkest!) I can't think of a single kid who wouldn't adore this book!

[regularguy5mb · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

How can you not love a fantastic story like this?I grew up with the Gene Wilder movie, and it was always one of my favorites, but I had never read this or any other of Mr. Dahl's books. I figured it was about time that changed. Also, with two movie adaptations, one amazing and the other... well, let's just say it exists and leave it at that, but with two movies based on one book, it was beyond time I gave it a read.And I adore it in book form as much as I adore the Gene Wilder movie version. I can see that the filmmakers captured the heart of it well, as other than Wonka's missing goatee, most of the details were the same. There were a few minor parts of... that other one... that were more book accurate, but really the first film does the book more justice.Absolutely fantastic tale! I love everything about it. If you haven't read Dahl, you're missing out.This particular volume comes with the additional first chapter of Dahl's other classic, Matilda, which I have also never read. Of course, now that I've started, it's definitely going to be my next acquisition, to be read as soon as possible.

[jclheatherm · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A go to book for class read-alouds, Willy Wonka and his crew are crowd pleasers, with humor, adventure, and best of all....candy!!

[meditationesmartini · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Totally fun and fanciful, with appropriately differentiated and yet weirdly parallel or counterbalanced characters with their distinct fates etc. (appropriate in kids' books), and yes it's good that the poor boy is kind and the other kids are shitbags, but I have to admit to being surprised on revisit how mean-spirited this was, and on a lesser scale how everyone seemed to think chocolate is food.

[sumisbooks · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Classic! Everyone should read this book at some point in their lives!

[ironjaw-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Review #14 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1964)Voted at no. 35 in the BBC's Big Read back in 2003, and adored by generations of children, this book is a feast of enjoyment. A story of an impoverished Charlie Bucket and his family struggling to make ends meet; all things change when they hear that local chocolate maker Willy Wonka is opening his doors to his chocolate factory to five lucky children who find a Golden Ticket hidden in a Wonka bar. I enjoyed reading this to my 9-year-old niece at bedtime as she's loves Dahl's books and the illustrations by Quentin Blake (her favourite illustrator) are a pleasure to browse though they are in black and white (find a copy in colour).First edition published in the US by A. Knopf in 1964 and sold 10,000 copies in the first week. Dahl had difficulty in getting published in the UK but was successful a year later.- IRONJAW'S BOOK REVIEW, Review #14. September 23, 2017

[joanaxthelm · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

What an awesome story of choices and consequences told in the fantasy world of Mr. Willy Wonka. I can read it over and over.

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[bevok-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I don't think there is much more to say than that this is one of the most perfect books ever written and still brings me joy rereading with my children!

[thefallingalice · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Ein Klassiker ist nicht immer nur ein dicker, verstaubter Wälzer. Auch im Bereich des Kinderbuches gibt es einige Werke, die es geschafft haben, sich in das Gedächtnis der Öffentlichkeit zu bringen und dort auch zu bleiben. Einer der englischen Kinderbuchklassiker ist Roald Dahls Charlie und die Schokoladenfabrik.Charlie lebt in der Nähe einer riesigen Schokoladenfabrik, die Herrn Willy Wonka gehört. Als dann eines Tages die Nachricht erscheint, Herr Wonka ließe fünf Kinder in seine Fabrik, beginnt die Suche nach der goldenen Eintrittskarte. Doch für Charlie ist das fast aussichtslos, denn seine Familie ist sehr arm und das einzige Stück Schokolade bekommt er im Jahr immer zu seinem Geburtstag. Und ziemlich schnell finden überall auf der Welt verschiedene Kinder ihre Eintrittskarten, so dass die Chance auf diesen Gewinn immer kleiner wird.Nicht nur das Kinderbuch ist sehr bekannt, sondern auch die Verfilmung von Tim Burton, in der Johnny Depp als herrlich verrückter Willy Wonka brilliert.Nebenbei gesagt ist Roald Dahl ein fantastischer Autor, der es schafft sowohl die Fantasie der Kinder als auch der Erwachsenen anzuregen.Willy Wonkas Welt ist verrückt und voller Überraschungen und fasziniert nicht nur die eingeladenen Kinder, sondern auch deren Eltern. Nimmt man nur einmal die verrückten Fahrstuhlfahrten oder die ausgefallenen Kreationen der Süßigkeiten.Charlie ist als Protagonist sofort die einzig sympathische Figur unter den glücklichen Findern.Die Zeichnungen von Quentin Blake können gefallen, tun es aber in meinem Fall leider nicht.Insgesamt begeistert das Kinderbuch beim Lesen. Man stellt sich als Erwachsener vor, wie man es einem Kind vorlesen könnte und wie man das Glitzern in den Kinderaugen sehen kann, wenn Willy Wonka mal wieder einlädt, seine Fabrik zu besichtigen, die Kinder für ihren Ungehorsam bestraft werden und die Umpa Lumpas ihre Liedchen anstimmen.Schon gewusst?:Roald Dahl musste in weiteren Versionen des Buches die Hautfarbe der Umpa Lumpas ändern, da die im Origial schwarz waren und das eine Rassismus- und Sklavereidiskussion auslöste.Auch wurde kritisiert, dass mit den Kindern zu brutal umgegangen werde.

[fingerpost_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one funny book. I read it aloud to my 8 year old and we both were laughing until tears were in our eyes sometimes. The humor is both witty and silly. Everyone knows the story, so I won't recount it here. Only drawback... I found the Oompa-Loompa's songs much too long and tedious.

[booklove2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I adore the movie (would make it on a Top20 movie list for me) so I really wanted to read the book. It's as awesome as I hoped. The movie follows the book pretty well, which makes me appreciate the movie even more. I especially loved the Oompa-Loompa's songs.. definitely Mike Teevee's the best... it's about books.

[lydia1879 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Ah, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

This was such an indulgent book for me. I loved, as a child, reading about the chocolate factory. Never mind the characters, although it is a wonderful cast! The descriptions of the chocolate factory were so vivid, and I wanted more. There wasn't enough talk of the the spearmint leaves the edible buttercups and all the other sweets and lollies.

I did love the characters though, even if they were a little bit cliché. I do remember them all vividly.

I think, though, that this can't be my favourite Roald Dahl book. I didn't find all the parts totally interesting - as I did with some of his other books.

But it's still one of his most well-known, and definitely worth a read. 3.5 stars.

[thebookmagpie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I can't think of the words to describe how magical this book is. Magical and fantastically creepy. So I'm not even going to try. But if you have children you MUST read this book to them, or have them read it. You will not regret it.

[katieloucks · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Way better than the movies!

[terris-7 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book was really good! Of course, I've seen the movies & the play, but I hadn't ever read the book. And it was so wonderful to see the author's actual words, which were so creative and playful. I love an author who can play with words so cleverly and with such humor. I recommend it highly!

[publiusdb-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I started reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the kids just a few nights ago. In only a couple of readings the setting moved from cabbage and cold to chocolate bars and edible buttercup plants, and we were floating along, delightfully, through rivers of chocolate and Oompa Loompa songs. Our guide was the indefatigable Willy Wonka, in a colorful suit and top hat, full of more ideas and fanciful treats than one book could possibly describe.

I exaggerate not one chocolate kiss when I say that my girls literally squeal with laughter at each over-the-top description of yet another incredible room in Willy Wonka's factory. Whether it's chocolate falls, nut cracking squirrels or chocolate by television, everything in Charlie Bucket's tour of Wonka's chocolate factory is exactly what every child dreams of, right down to the last page.

It's been so long since I have read a Roald Dahl that I had completely forgotten his deft parsimony of language and ability to tell a story that speaks to a child's imagination. The world is an imperfect place, and he does nothing to cover up that fact, but he also sees the potential for good, for joy, and for serendipity. We had a lot of fun reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and we had so much fun that I think we'll have to read another Dahl soon.

[engpunk77 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

To put my review into perspective, it's important to note that I am probably obsessed with the original movie. I've seen it more than any other movie in existence and could probably recite every word in the script. I was then properly horrified by the second movie, which everyone told me was "closer to the book" in its defense. So I imagined I'd encounter this demented Wonka in the novel with the weird dentist father, but now I have come to realize just how many people pretend to have read books when they know that someone else has not read them. So the second movie is just demented and ineffective, and it's not Dahl's fault one bit.


The book bored me after my initial delight with Dahl's humorous writing style. Perhaps it's because I spent the entire time categorizing all of the information in terms of movie 1 & 2, but I have to say that the book pales in comparison to movie 1. All of the elements of the movie that make me a fan do not exist in the novel (themes especially). Also, the 3-page long songs of the oompa-loompas annoyed me.

I do have to admit that I chuckled at some of Wonka's ideas and comments, but he's no Gene Wilder.

Apparently, it's a hit with 9-year-old boys, especially since it said "ass", but not worth reading in my opinion. It served its purpose to inspire a brilliant movie, and that's its legacy for me.

[sraelling · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

More enjoyable than the movie. :-)

[kate_schulte078 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This would be a good book to use when talking about fantasy. I think students would like this book because of the crazy events that happen.