#33 in Middle grade
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- 176
- Pages
- about 3 h
- Reading time
- Film 2005 +3
- On screen
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Our view
Dahl’s factory tour is inventive, fast and funnier than it is sweet, with a streak of dark comedy running under the sugar. It is also made for reading aloud: the sentences flow and the chapters are just the right length for it. Some readers find Charlie himself rather pale beside the eccentric Willy Wonka. A sure choice for children, and for adults reading with them.
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About the book
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by the British writer Roald Dahl. It features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of an eccentric chocolatier named Willy Wonka.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 4 times — from 1971 to 2023.
- FilmCharlie and the Chocolate FactoryIMDb
- FilmWilly Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryIMDb
- FilmWonkaIMDb
- FilmTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 1,416 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 91% of the weight and the score stays at 8.1 — the Middle grade average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 279 | 20% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 1.1K | 80% |
Frequently asked
What age is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 176 pages — shorter than 64% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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