Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
British and Norwegian novelist, 1916–1990.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 novel by Roald Dahl.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- First published
- 1964
- Length
- 336 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Children's and young adult, Adventure, Satire
- Series
- Book 1 of Charlie Bucket
Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: The Big Read top 100 (BBC) and 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk, 2014) | Listed | See the list |
| The Big Read top 100 (BBC, 2003) | No. 35 | See the list |
Best edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The edition we link to is the Puffin paperback (2022), 336 pages.
- Publisher
- Puffin (paperback, 2022)
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN
- 9780241558324
How critics and readers rate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 29% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
If you liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, try The BFG, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or Cold Comfort Farm.
