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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Written by Roald Dahl

Narrated by Douglas Hodge

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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"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


Now that he's won the chocolate factory, what's next for Charlie?

Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world'' first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious Knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable, intergalactic joyride.


From the Compact Disc edition.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 3, 2013
ISBN9781101632536
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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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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Rating: 3.55261459651388 out of 5 stars
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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Rolled right from the first to the second book of this series. I thought the original Charlie book was a touch out there. This one makes that first one read like a sane storyline. Shoot, this makes Monty Python seem normal. OMG!I've had trouble even developing thoughts on what direction this book went. Quickly down hill, that's for sure. WEIRD is not even a good word. Dahl had to be on some major substances when he wrote this book.Thought process: If the Buckets were mostly eating cabbage soup, wouldn't they have had propulsion from all that gas released when it finished digesting?
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I remembered this story more than the Chocolate Factory, and loved how totally off the wall it is. Dahl is such an imaginative author!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    2.5 A let down for me after Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    There are those who claim that Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and ought to be considered part of the canon of the first book. Let's just say I disagree.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Sequel to 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', and best read after that as it would be very odd as a stand-alone. It's bizarre enough anyway - and, in my view, a bit disappointing in that it tells us very little about what happens to the Bucket family after Charlie's windfall at the end of the first book.Instead, much of this book takes place in space, where some most unpleasant aliens are encountered. There's some humour, inevitably, and the pace is good; but once this section has passed, and the elevator returns the family to the chocolate factory, it goes downhill fast (in my view).However my four-year-old grandson loves everything by Dahl, and although he's heard this at least twice before, asked me to read it to him after finishing 'Charlie and the Chocolate factory'. I'm sure quite a bit went over his head, but it didn't matter.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This sequel was really cute, but at the same time... You sit wondering what the HELL is going on. It is very trippy and weird, but that is the spirit of Dahl i guess. :)
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This is quite a departure from the first book. Into the atmosphere! It reminded me of Douglas Adams. You can't beat the first book, however. This one doesn't have much to do with the Chocolate Factory, so I'm sure that is why it isn't as much of a hit. Those knids are vicious. The grandparents are also along for the ride... bed and all.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Fantastic story. The audio version has a special appeal due to the drama in the reader's voice and tone. This is a great book when you need a laugh at ridiculousness that sometimes is pretty close to real life (at least in August 2017).
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I don't have nearly enough suspension of disbelief to make most of Dahl's work palatable. This is no exception. It's ridiculous without being funny and stupid without being interesting.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I enjoyed this follow-up to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory way back in elementary school, though it didn't have quite the charm of "Chocolate Factory." It reminds me of the Harry Potter series that way, in that I enjoyed all of the Potter books, but the very first one had a special charm in introducing me to that special world.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    ganenteid to make you laugh till your gasping for breath
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    There are those who claim that Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and ought to be considered part of the canon of the first book. Let's just say I disagree.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Charlie and the Space Aliens became Charlie and the Really Grumpy Grandparents midway. The fun and humor from the first book seemed completely lacking in this sequel. Perhaps if the grandparents didn't complain so much, the story could have flowed more easily, but instead I found myself not wanting to continue after the glass elevator made it back to the factory.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I like how this book was written
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    read this one separately and well after I Read the original. I read this in 5th grade during my aloof stage. i didn't like my 5th grade class. I kept very much to myself and my thoughts that year. it was the year i became hysterical and started analyzing everything around me. this book was right up my alley, about a boy and his role model flying high in the sky alone with nothing to do but fiddle with gadgets and discuss the deep blue earth below them.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I loved the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate factory almost as much as the original, with its wonderful space hotel and vermicious knids and floating double beds!
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    It's almost cheering to realise, upon reading this sequel to the utterly fantastic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, that Roald Dahl was human after all and was perfectly capable of writing some utter rubbish. This really is poor stuff with a very weak plot that makes little sense, even in Dahl's twisted universe. Why is it that no-one in the USA government recognises Willy Wonka after the worldwide event of the Golden Ticket chasing in the previous book?? To be honest, the humourous and even allegorical representation of the US government and military is this book's only saving grace.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    This one is not a classic. It's kind of funny, but mostly just silly. Not a lot happens, and the whole back-and-forth age potion thing is kind of dumb. I did enjoy the silly president, though.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    As usual, Roald Dahl's story-telling prowess shone once again in this sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I'm in awe at Roald Dahl's natural talent to write books. Really, he's amazing.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love how Roald Dahl can make a political commentary into a children's book. Also loved how relavent it still is. Reads like it was written yesterday.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    underated sequel to charlie and the chocolate factory. takes place in space, and has all the dahl wit and charm attached to it. willy wonka is on of the greatest literary inventions ever.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    While it is good in its own right, it is a disappointing sequel to such an impressive predecesor.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Entertaining, but the story in the first half is completely separate from the story in the second half, but there is a forced tying at the end.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Wish they made a movie about this!!!!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Even as much fun as "Chocolate Factory," quick, sharp humor; full of terribly grand puns and a better Willy Wonka than anyone has ever portrayed on film. And Vice-President Nanny Miss Tibbs.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Unable to read; Charlie & the family are flying in the great glass elevator through space and onto weird fictional planets--ugh!
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Oh, how the mighty have fallen. To follow up the amazing "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with such a weak sequel... To start with, this is essentially two books. The first half is a preposterous science fiction adventure as Charlie, Mr. Wonka, and Charlie's parents and four grandparents, launch into space in the great glass elevator, link up to a gigantic space hotel, and the battle the Vermicious Knids, a bloblular alien species. None of this seems to have any point other than being silly.In the second half, we return to the chocolate factory, where Charlie's grandparents follow the path of the children in the first book, refusing to pay attention to Mr. Wonka's instructions when he offers them pills to make themselves 20 years younger. This goes on long enough to get a bit boring, but at least there's a point to it... don't be greedy.There are some good chuckles in there, but it's largely a pointless book, and therefore quite a disappointment.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Not as good as I remember, but still pretty great, this starts out amazing.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I read this aloud to my kids. They loved it almost as much as they loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but I wasn't as impressed. This one took a kind of strange sci-fi turn, which is fine, but I like it better when the story focuses on foodstuffs.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Fantastic book for kids! So imaginative and creative. Easy read that children will find delightful!

    Roald Dahl is always brilliant! His stories and rhymes are fun and entertaining! Some of my all time favorites!! Such a great way to entertain children and get them interested in reading!