This weekly event is hosted by Alyce at At Home with Books.
This idea is to feature a favorite book from your past. For me, many of these will be juvenile and young adult books, but there should be some interesting adults reads as well.
This week, my featured fav is:
From Goodreads: For the first time in a decade, Willy Wonka, the reclusive and eccentric chocolate maker, is opening his doors to the public - well, five members of the public to be exact. The lucky five who find a Golden Ticket in their Wonka chocolate bars will receive a private tour of the factory, given by Mr. Wonka himself. For young Charlie Bucket, this a dream come true. And, when he finds a dollar bill in the street, he can't help but buy two Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delights - even though his impoverished family could certainly use the extra dollar for food. But as Charlie unwraps the second chocolate bar, he sees the glimmer of gold just under the wrapper! The very next day, Charlie, along with his unworthy fellow winners Mike Teavee, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Augustus Gloop, steps through the factory gates to discover whether or not the rumors surrounding the Chocolate Factory and its mysterious owner are true. What they find is that the gossip can't compare to the extraordinary truth, and for Charlie, life will never be the same again.
From me: THIS was my ultimate favorite when I hit middle school. I must have read it at least 4 times, plus its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. For some unknown reason, I fell in love when I was about eight, and it wasn't with Charlie. I think Dahl had me hooked from the get-go, and I never regretted reading these over and over again.
With the resurgence of interest in Dahl's books (thanks to Burton's remake of the movie starring Johnny Depp), I thought this would be an appropriate trip down memory lane for this week's event. It's a book I highly recommend, and can't wait to introduce to my little nieces, nephews, my own kids, etc. in the years to come.
Recommended for: Ages 8-adult ('cus adults continue to love Dahl too!)
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You know what? I've never read this one! The movie was freaky to me when I was a kid and thus I've avoided the book. What is your comparison between book and movie?
*blink* Say what?! :)
In honesty, neither movie version really equals the fun and coolness of the book. In the first one, Wonka was incredibly weak, and the sheer magic was nowhere to be seen. The new one with Johnny Depp had a much better spirit about it, and captured the awesomeness that is Wonka and the factory itself much better.
Still, the book has something on both movies, though I couldn't really pinpoint it if you asked me too. So please, if you value children's books at all, read this book! :D
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