Charlie has won Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory, but in order to reach it he must take a Great Glass Elevator - which has gone wrong, whisking Charlie and his family (and Mr. Wonka) into orbit.
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Charlie has won Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory, but in order to reach it he must take a Great Glass Elevator - which has gone wrong, whisking Charlie and his family (and Mr. Wonka) into orbit.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Seventh Impression. 150pp. No jacket. Illustrated paperboards with moderate shelfwear/rubbing. Bumped edges with small chips in paper. Light stain to dedication page. Tape residue on front end page. No markings. Text and illustrations clean and bright. A sound copy. Illustrator: Faith Jacques. Size: 8vo. Year: 1984.
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Jaques, Faith. Good. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Front cover neatly clipped along spine edge. Pages very good. Bind good. Charmingly illustrated throughout by Faith Jaques in a unique near sci-fi fashion with simple, yet great, detail reminiscent of the original Chocolate Factory imagery. Good reading copy. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator continues the adventures of Charlie Bucket, his family, and Willy Wonka, the eccentric candy maker. Picking up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory left off, Charlie and his family along with Mr. Wonka find themselves launched into space in a great glass elevator. Charlie Bucket has won Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and is on his way to take possession of it! When the elevator makes a fearful whooshing noise our heroes begin shooting into the sky headed for destinations unknown. Charlie and his family find themselves in orbit above the earth and a new daring adventure has begun with Mr. Willy Wonka leading the way. What follows is exactly the kind of high-spirited magical madness and mayhem we've all come to expect from Willy Wonka and his creator Roald Dahl. The American space race gets a send-up, as does the President, and Charlie's family gets a second chance at childhood. Throw in the Vermicious Knids, Gnoolies, and Minusland and once again we are privileged to enjoy pure whimsical genius. With a Note about Author at back. 136 pages. Insured post.
There's a reason why the sequel to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory wasn't made into a major motion picture. There was no point to it. The first story was about how being a kind and caring person is often rewarded by others. A very noble sentiment if a trifle simplistic. Glass Elevator is a rambling series of nonsensical episode the reduces many of the supporting characters (particularly the Bucket family) from the supportive family member they were in the first story into selfish, greedy idiots.
The events of the story are surrealist in nature and are generally unrelated to one another. The writing insults the intelligence. If you don't mind reading bizarre stories with no sense of direction, and a bit of fierce political satire thrown in, then this book might be up your alley.