Saturday, August 9, 2014

The Hollywood Gossip: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book Cover Stirs Controversy, Confusion

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book Cover Stirs Controversy, Confusion
Aug 9th 2014, 15:27, by Hilton Hater

When is a Kim Kardashian selfie book NOT the strangest piece of book news in a given week?

When Penguin Publishing releasing a special Charlie and the Chocolate Factory cover in honor of that book's 50th anniversary... and it looks like this:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Cover

Meant to evoke spoiled character Veruca Salt, the photo is drawing criticism across the Internet for seemingly being at odds with the story's tone and plot.

The Guardian has referred to this as the worst book cover in history, writing:

"No Charlie Bucket? No gloopy chocolate or shiny golden ticket? Penguin's new cover reimagines Dahl's classic as 1960s Wyndhamesque horror, robotic alien children stranded in a stark asylum."

Penguin claims the cover "looks at the children at the center of the story and highlights the way Roald Dahl's writing manages to embrace both the light and the dark aspects of life," but others don't agree.

The company's Facebook page is littered with comment that echo the sentiments of the following:

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