Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Puffin Novels)

Rating:
Summary: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator book review
Review: After the Prequel, Charlie and Mr. Wonka and the crew are left in the Great Glass Elevator. In the sequel, (they're still in the elevator,)they find the Grea Space Hoteland the Commuter Capsule in space. They decide to be th first ones to to enter the Space Hotel, so they go inside. Inside, they find the Vermicious Knids.(a kind of green-brown upside down eggs with eyes) So they scream run away back into the elevator. There are Knids everywhere! Even outside the Hotel! But fortunately, the Elevator is Knid-proof. The Elevator flies all the way around the world, but they end up where they left! They decide to save the Commuter capsule, so they hook onto it with Knid-proof rope, and fly back to the Earth, unhooking from the Capsule and the Elevator ends up in the Chocolate Factory. I liked this book alot bcause it's funny. Roald Dhal always writes funny, confusing, and imaginary books. I also liked his "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." (hint hint hint, READ THE BOOK!)

Rating:
Summary: Visit Willy Wonka¿s Wondrous World Again!
Review: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Visit Willy Wonka's Wondrous World Again!
* * * * * (5 Stars)
I chose this book because when I looked at the cover I thought it was cool. The cover shows and elevator flying up in space, so I thought it would be about space and cool inventions. The book wasn't like that at all. It was about Mr. Wonka, a man who owns a chocolate factory, and Charlie, a kid who will be getting the chocolate factory, and Charlie's family. They go into space and help people from dying and as a reward having a party. Since the book was different from the cover, I do like what's in the book better than the cover and the idea of the cover.

Mr. Wonka, Charlie and Charlie's family got into an elevator and ended up in space. They stayed in a Space Hotel for a day and later had to save it from space aliens. This book is for children 8 - 10. I couldn't put this book down. It is a great way of using your imagination. This fantasy is written by Roahld Dauhl.

I liked imagining what aliens looked like, and how they saved the space hotel.

You'll miss out if you don't read this book!

Rating:
Summary: The best book ever
Review: Have you ever imagined an elevator that could fly? Charlie, in the book Charlie and the Great Glass elevator, went flying through space and time. Charlie and his family discovered the U.S.A. space hotel where they met three pilots being attacked by knids. A problem arises when the pilots can't get down to earth without burning up into ashes. There are to conflicts in this book: getting away from the knids and save grandma from minus land. The authors message in this book is "if you work hard at something you can get there". I would give this book a 5 star rating for its excitement and suspense. You should read this suspenseful book to find out what happens to Charlie and his family.

Rating:
Summary: Quintessentially, Willy Wonka!
Review: I had never read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but I am a big fan of the movie, Willy Wonka, it is also one of my pre-schooler's favorites. We read Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator together, one chapter each night, and it was wonderful. It picks up right where the movie (and I assume the book) leaves off. The story was slightly inferior to The Chocolate Factory, hence the 4* rating, but nonetheless it was very enjoyable and well-written.

Rating:
Summary: One of the most exciting, adventure story!
Review: One of the most exciting books is called Charlie and the Great Glass
Elevator. It is written by Roald Dahl, and it is fiction story. Also, this book is the 2nd series of gCharlie stories.h
This book begin with the part Mr. Wonka, the owner of the biggest chocolate factory to the boy named Charlie. They go to Charliefs house, because Charlie decided to live in the factory, and he wanted to live with his One of the most exciting books is called Charlie and the Great Glass parents, and grand parents. Then, the accident happens. On the way back to the factory, they go too far up and go up to the atmosphere. Then, they find the enormous space shuttle, which is Space Hotel U.S.A. But there was a big problem. In that space shuttle, there were tons of knids! Knids are very dangerous, and they can eat up people in one gulp! Do you think they can get back to Earth? Well, you better find the solution in your own.
I think that this storyfs strength is that it is very funny, and has some adventures. It also includes some jokes. I really liked this story, and I donft think this story has any weakness.
I really like this author, Roald Dahl, and I think he is good, funny, and creative author. In some of his books, I couldnft stop laughing. I recommend this book to elementary kids, and may be 6th grader, because it has some magic and eimpossiblef stuff, so if you used to read fiction book a lot, you should try this book.

Rating:
Summary: When Charlie Bores Me!
Review: Roald Dahl was one of the most brilliant children's novelists of all time, and his masterpieces "Danny the Champion of the World," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" still stand up to repeated readings by kids and adults alike. "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator," however, is best forgotten. Supposedly a sequel to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," this one does not come up to the first book at all. This tends to be the case with many sequels, but this one even goes so far as to tarnish the original it follows, by veering what was a splendid story into a realm so absurd and outlandish that it loses the vital toehold on believable reality that made the first book so endearing, magic and all. The first chapter, entitled "Mr. Wonka Goes too far," might be applied to this whole story, in which the author sends the characters (none of whom are as likeable as they were in the first book) into outer space to battle space aliens, and off to the White House to wrangle with the U.S. government, and other nonsense that has nothing to do with the first book and its accessible fun. I prefer to read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on its own and not to acknowledge that it even has a sequel. Kids may enjoy some of the silliness here, but few will remember it or treasure it like they will do with some of Dahl's other books.

Rating:
Summary: A Great Read for Anyone
Review: This book is funny, interesting, and a great book for all ages. I loved this book because it's fresh and funny, and Roald Dahl is a terrific writer. This was the first book I read by Roald Dahl, and you really don't need to ready any other Chocolate Factory books before enjoying this one.

The story goes like this: Charlie Bucket & his family, plus Willy Wonka are riding in a great glass elevator (just as the title implies,) and they somehow crash into outer space and land in this space hotel. While in the the hotel they come across these gruesome creatures. They cleverly escape from them and head back to the Chocolate Factory. While there Charlie's maternal and paternal grandparents take a pill created by Willy Wonka to make them younger (or older). The results are hilarious, but you have to read this book yourself to find out what happens!
P.S.: I loved the poems in the book!

Rating:
Summary: The best book ever
Review: This book is not that good. Because there aren't too many things happeningin the begining. And then it just switches subject and another thing happens instead. Somrtimes it's very funny but when it's not funny, it's a very boring book.
However the characters in the book are guite good. My favorite character is mr. Willy Wonka. He is very funny and he's never scared.
I don't recommend this book to anyone, but if you want to read it it is better to read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" first.

Rating:
Summary: Fun and imaginative
Review: This is a good book. I enjoyed following the Bucket family (eventually EVERYONE gets aboard, even the bed), after Charlie wins the factory. Crazy things continue to happen. Analogies to real life, imaginative things, and bizarre things continue to be pictured before your eyes.
Books like this are fun to read aloud to your children or to any kid.
I docked the book one point only because the beginning is a bit slow and because it's not quite as fun as the chocolate factory.

Rating:
Summary: strange sequel
Review: We were so excited to get this sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but were quickly bemused and disappointed. The first half takes up where the previous book left off, with Charlie, Grandpa Joe and Mr. Wonka in the glass elevator, and it quickly gets bizarre, but not necessarily in a good way. The elevator goes into outer space and the president comes into the story and a spaceship, and we get too many distractions from Charlie and Wonka. The second half is better, but I would not recommend this sequel.