Episode 78: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Happy 2020 and Happy Manuary, listeners!
To kick off this special month, we’re welcoming Hunter from Shelf by Shelf for a conversation about Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Published in 1964, the book tells the story of Charlie Bucket, an underprivileged young boy who — along with a zany group of kid characters and their parents — gets the chance to tour Willy Wonka’s mysterious candy factory.
On Episode 78, Hunter and Alli take a deep dive into Charlie’s controversial publishing history, discuss the book’s film adaptations, and analyze problematic messages around food, weight, body image, race, and so much more. They also consider why the story has remained a favorite for so many for so many years!
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CHECK OUT HUNTER’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:
Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel by Jesmyn Ward
The Nickel Boys: A Novel by Colson Whitehead
The Lager Queen of Minnesota: A Novel by J. Ryan Stradal
The Light Years: A Memoir by Chris Rush
Naamah: A Novel by Sarah Blake
OTHER EPISODES REFERENCED ON THE SHOW:
Episode 09: Little House on the Prairie
Episode 62: To Kill a Mockingbird
Episode 72: Nevermoor
MORE READING:
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at 50” (The Guardian, 2014)
“The Real Story Behind Roald Dahl’s ‘Black Charlie’” (The New York Times, 2017)
“The Story Behind Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (Biography, 2017)
“12 Gloriumptious Facts About Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (Mental Floss, 2015)
“Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Book Gets Creepy Anniversary Cover” (The Hollywood Reporter, 2014)
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 50 Years Later” (Esquire, 2014)
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