I've never read a Roald Dahl book and when I saw this one behind the till at work, I was curious and decided to give it a go. It's fast-paced, full of life, entertaining and grabs you from the very beginning till the end. A good choice for imaginative, energetic children.

However, Dahl's characterisation of the Oompa-Loompas just makes the book not worth it and while I know minor changes have been made to the text, you can't get away from the fact that the Oompa-Loompas were smuggled into the country, are experimented on by Wonka and are often talked about as if they can't speak for themselves. Rumours have circulated that Netflix is going to do another adaptation of this story and I can only hope, they do better.