• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  • By: Roald Dahl
  • Narrated by: Douglas Hodge
  • Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (3,278 ratings)

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

By: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: Douglas Hodge
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Editorial reviews

"Douglas Hodge delivers Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in a briskly melodic canter, and his rendering holds its own against memories of cinema's Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp." (Gregory Maguire, The New York Times Book Review)

Publisher's summary

Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!

But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, our hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!

©1964 Roald Dahl (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland." (The New York Times)

“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian...[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” (The New York Times)

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This is how Charlie and the Chocolate Factory should be experienced. It's the story you know and love with a really excited and charismatic narrator. I enjoyed it a lot and my 7 year old couldn't wait to hear more.

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adorable

the reader is great. any child listening would like it! I'm 24 and I enjoyed it very much. a cute little read.

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Really great

The voices in this book are phenomenal. It's really well read. The characters created by the actor were rep colorful and magical. I highly recommend this book.

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Great narrator

I love the narrator. Possibly the best narrated book I've ever listened to. Thank you.

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Wonderful

Such a classic work. The voice actor was amazing, he really brought the characters to life.

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I love this book and I love to listen to it all day the only thing bad about this is the voice of Mike TV is a little ambiguous and aggressive but it is great otherwise

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Great Narration!

Such a fun read with an amazing performance by Douglas Hodge. I highly recommend it.

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My Favorite

My all time favorite Would recommend this book to everyone your & old well read

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great book!!!

I read this book for a book report, and it's 2 hours and 30 minutes long, and it is such a great book!!! would recommend

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Good

I loved this book but it’s effects were totally destroyed by James and the giant peach

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