Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator A great childrens author, i remember reading many of his books when i was younger, my mother once brought me a big box set collection and i really enjoyed reading every single one. This was published in 1973 by Puffin, and is the next book on from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The story is continued from Charlie and the Chocolate factory and once again was very comical and easy to read. It is about Charlie being taken up in flying lift depicted also at the end of the top-class original film, it is very exciting and can be describes as a suspense story. The first 20 pages or so dragged a ...  Read the complete review

Roald Dahl writes a book called Charlie and the great glass elevator,this book is a follow on from Charlie and the chocolate factory. Charlie Bucket is the only kid left in the chocolate factory,guess what,he is the winner! So Mr Willy Wanka shows them all around,and guess what he shows them,A great glass elevator,no I am not lieing,so he tells them this goes into space,so lets pick up the family,they just do that they pick the family up,and Off they go into space! Roald Dahl has made a not bad book,but,it was not great,it needed more excitement,in which this book did not supply,I give this 5/10 not that good of a book,he should of stick with Charlie and the ...  Read the complete review

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a follow on from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. This time all the family goes with Charlie on his adventure. In the Great Glass Elevator, they go flying around the world, or that is what is supposed to happen, but they end up going higher and higher until they end up flying all around space. When they get in to space, they end up getting on to this spaceship, which has a hotel and that is where they stay. Hope you enjoy the book like I have done there is no film to this one unlike Charlie's Chocolate Factory. I think this book is for about six year old and upwards because younger than that and they may not ...  Read the complete review

Following on from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this again is a very amusing tale of the continuing adventures of Charlie and Mr Wonka after their tour of the amazing chocolate factory. In particular, the story revolves around Mr Wonka's amazing Glass Elevator. Dahl again shows mastery when it comes to writing down a creative imagination, in a form for children to enjoy. A fitting sequel to the adventures in the chocolate factory, this is an easy and enjoyable read. ...  Read the complete review