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(1) If I'm certain about one thing regarding "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator," it's that the optimal (if not vital) time to read it is right after reading "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
- See, I chose to read "Matilda" instead, fully intending to come back, but never did... until now.
- Frankly, reading about some glass elevator no longer held any appeal.
— Jul 03, 2026 08:00PM
Notes:
(1) If I'm certain about one thing regarding "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator," it's that the optimal (if not vital) time to read it is right after reading "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
- See, I chose to read "Matilda" instead, fully intending to come back, but never did... until now.
- Frankly, reading about some glass elevator no longer held any appeal.
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Jayson
is 87% done
Notes:
(1) Charlie brings up Violet Beauregarde to Willy Wonka, which I believe is the only time—besides Charlie inheriting the chocolate factory—that something specific from the first book has been mentioned.
- To the extent that neither Wonka nor Charlie really resemble their original iterations, you'd be hard-pressed to call this a sequel at all.
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— Jul 29, 2026 12:05AM
Notes:
(1) Charlie brings up Violet Beauregarde to Willy Wonka, which I believe is the only time—besides Charlie inheriting the chocolate factory—that something specific from the first book has been mentioned.
- To the extent that neither Wonka nor Charlie really resemble their original iterations, you'd be hard-pressed to call this a sequel at all.
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Jayson
is 60% done
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(1) The only character that matters, so far at least, is Willy Wonka.
- The story is essentially him doing crazy things and everyone else just reacting to it all.
- Mr. and Mrs. Bucket are pretty much just NPCs at this point. Background figures (or more so scenery) trailing along, reminding us they're around by getting scared once in a while.
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— Jul 27, 2026 08:00PM
Notes:
(1) The only character that matters, so far at least, is Willy Wonka.
- The story is essentially him doing crazy things and everyone else just reacting to it all.
- Mr. and Mrs. Bucket are pretty much just NPCs at this point. Background figures (or more so scenery) trailing along, reminding us they're around by getting scared once in a while.
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Jayson
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Notes:
(1) Willy Wonka is almost like a totally different person here, more chaotically wacky than devilishly eccentric.
- He's still a character regarded with caution and suspicion, not entirely to be trusted. Though, unlike the first book—where he comes off as a kind of mysterious trickster—here it's just because he's nutty and seemingly reckless.
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— Jul 25, 2026 09:15PM
Notes:
(1) Willy Wonka is almost like a totally different person here, more chaotically wacky than devilishly eccentric.
- He's still a character regarded with caution and suspicion, not entirely to be trusted. Though, unlike the first book—where he comes off as a kind of mysterious trickster—here it's just because he's nutty and seemingly reckless.
(Continued in comments)