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Puffin (2010), Paperback, 128 pages
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Containing excerpts from earlier tributes to Dahl's work and wit, this is an eclectic and funny collection of tidbits by and about the late author. It also features a missing chapter from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
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LibraryThing member chrisblocker
I love Willy Wonka. I've seen the original 1971 film more times than any other movie. I answer salutations and well-meaning questions with quotes from the film. I have collector's books about the film and have watched the director's commentary. I know the in-and-outs of Willy Wonka and the
So I was excited when I came across this short ebook, The Missing Golden Ticket..., promising secrets and cut chapters from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Yeah, I knew I'd be disappointed; clearly, as slim as this volume is, I knew I wouldn't find much here. Most of the book is filler (quizzes, recipes, etc). A considerable amount is recycled, primarily from Dahl's autobiographies. The few cuts from CatCF were minor, but still interesting. Did you know, for instance, that in earlier drafts there were ten children? They're all described. And there are a couple cut scenes from earlier drafts. Neither are particularly shocking or enlightening, but I'm glad to have been able to read them.
So though I learned some things, I wasn't overly impressed. But it doesn't matter. Because the next time I sit down with friends to watch Gene Wilder and Co., I'll have some new information to thrust upon my fellow viewers. “Did you know that Dahl originally intended for there to be ten children? One was named Herpes Trout...” And what better conversation starter is there than the name Herpes Trout?
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Chocolate Factory. And, to a lesser extent, I've love the many other incarnations of Charlie and Willy: Roald Dahl's original novel, as well as the sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and the 2005 film. I was “born to be a Wonkerer.”So I was excited when I came across this short ebook, The Missing Golden Ticket..., promising secrets and cut chapters from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Yeah, I knew I'd be disappointed; clearly, as slim as this volume is, I knew I wouldn't find much here. Most of the book is filler (quizzes, recipes, etc). A considerable amount is recycled, primarily from Dahl's autobiographies. The few cuts from CatCF were minor, but still interesting. Did you know, for instance, that in earlier drafts there were ten children? They're all described. And there are a couple cut scenes from earlier drafts. Neither are particularly shocking or enlightening, but I'm glad to have been able to read them.
So though I learned some things, I wasn't overly impressed. But it doesn't matter. Because the next time I sit down with friends to watch Gene Wilder and Co., I'll have some new information to thrust upon my fellow viewers. “Did you know that Dahl originally intended for there to be ten children? One was named Herpes Trout...” And what better conversation starter is there than the name Herpes Trout?
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LibraryThing member bookworm12
I’ve always been a huge fan of Roald Dahl, from reading The BFG and Matilda as a child to discovering his adult short stories years later. This fun book gives readers a glimpse behind the curtain to learn a bit about how he worked. It includes some fun facts and information about characters that
BOTTOM LINE: Don’t expect a lot of depth, but this quick read is provides a few interesting tidbits about Dahl and one of his most famous novels.
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he cut from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. BOTTOM LINE: Don’t expect a lot of depth, but this quick read is provides a few interesting tidbits about Dahl and one of his most famous novels.
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LibraryThing member SoulFlower1981
I enjoyed this as an "extra" piece of information about the Charlie books, but overall that is all it is. It is bits of information about Dahl and then bits about specifically Dahl's Charlie books. I do not know what I was expecting from this book, but for some reason I left wanting more from it.
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For those that want a little insight to how a writer works though this would be an excellent read because he discusses rewriting and also how certain things had to be edited out over time. Overall it is enjoyable if you are a huge Charlie fan, but otherwise this is something that can be left unread without feeling you have missed something from the entire series. Show Less
LibraryThing member Beammey
I loved this book so much. Seeing left out tidbits, learning more about Roald Dahl, the illustrations. All of it. Definitely worth the read. I would recommend this to any Roald Dahl fans. Easily 5 out of 5 stars. I just wish it were longer!
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Physical description
128 p.; 7.5 inches
ISBN
0142417424 / 9780142417423
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The top-secret missing chapter from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Find out about Miranda Piker and how to use 'spotty powder' to get out of school.