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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
A novel that tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar anthropomorphic creatures. It is a classic story that inspired many television and film adaptations.
I'm glad I read this because it is a classic but I didn't think it was that great. It was too much nonsense for my taste. I suppose I would need to study it more to appreciate it.
I'm glad I read this because it is a classic but I didn't think it was that great. It was too much nonsense for my taste. I suppose I would need to study it more to appreciate it.
I loved all the weird characters but the writing didn't do the trick.
Inizio con una confessione che farà strozzare nella propria saliva i Militanti del Bene: quando un artista mi delude su un piano personale, non riesco più ad avvicinarmi all’opera con il dovuto distacco né a farmela apprezzare più di tanto. Non ci riesco.
Per me la psiche e il vissuto dell’artista sono il terreno da cui nascono e fioriscono le storie. Il foglio sarà pure bianco, quando si scrive, ma non è quello dell’Émile di Rousseau.
E questo per dire cosa? Che se contestualizzo una storia particolare ma universale come Alice in Wonderland, pur riconoscendone il valore, la spiccata immaginazione dell’autore e il ritmo serrato a prova di bambino (non a caso), pur con empatia… Non riesco ad apprezzarla appieno, sapendo che l’autore l’ha scritta per una bimba conosciuta a 4 anni (lui già adulto) e con la quale aveva un approccio morboso e p3d0filo - “Ōkami, guarda che era normale a quell’epoca, ma sei scema?”, così normale che perfino i genitori si preoccupano e decidono di troncare i rapporti tra lei e Carroll, i suoi numerosi bigliettini per la bambina, le foto di semi/nudo e le visite insistenti anche in assenza dei genitori-.
“Embè? Ti fai spegnere l’entusiasmo per una cosa del genere? Sei solo una che giudica!”
No, non lo sono, e non è questo il punto semplicistico a cui puoi ridurre la discussione. Dickens è nato in un’epoca crudele e aspra, ma ne ha denunciato le ingiustizie. Dante ha vissuto nel medioevo, peggio mi sento, eppure ha riflettuto in modo critico sulla società e voleva l’Italia molto più unita di te che scanni il primo che passa se non la pensa uguale a te per una cosa che manco vi riguarda.
Leggo recensioni da brivido, che inneggiano all’apertura mentale e poi attaccano la qualunque se solo si azzarda a pensare diversamente; altre che dicono che i valori so’ roba da moderni e la modernità è roba da vecchi; altre ancora si spingono a fare confusi parallelismi con Hitler.
La scrittura nasce con un’intenzione e un contesto, da sempre. Si è perfettamente liberi di leggere le parole in fila senza interpretare il messaggio dell’autore, senza dargli un contesto o un significato, ma allora viene meno secondo me la potenza di un mezzo come questo.
Aggiungo un punto a favore di questa edizione: è davvero da apprezzare la traduzione fedele e curata.
Per me la psiche e il vissuto dell’artista sono il terreno da cui nascono e fioriscono le storie. Il foglio sarà pure bianco, quando si scrive, ma non è quello dell’Émile di Rousseau.
E questo per dire cosa? Che se contestualizzo una storia particolare ma universale come Alice in Wonderland, pur riconoscendone il valore, la spiccata immaginazione dell’autore e il ritmo serrato a prova di bambino (non a caso), pur con empatia… Non riesco ad apprezzarla appieno, sapendo che l’autore l’ha scritta per una bimba conosciuta a 4 anni (lui già adulto) e con la quale aveva un approccio morboso e p3d0filo - “Ōkami, guarda che era normale a quell’epoca, ma sei scema?”, così normale che perfino i genitori si preoccupano e decidono di troncare i rapporti tra lei e Carroll, i suoi numerosi bigliettini per la bambina, le foto di semi/nudo e le visite insistenti anche in assenza dei genitori-.
“Embè? Ti fai spegnere l’entusiasmo per una cosa del genere? Sei solo una che giudica!”
No, non lo sono, e non è questo il punto semplicistico a cui puoi ridurre la discussione. Dickens è nato in un’epoca crudele e aspra, ma ne ha denunciato le ingiustizie. Dante ha vissuto nel medioevo, peggio mi sento, eppure ha riflettuto in modo critico sulla società e voleva l’Italia molto più unita di te che scanni il primo che passa se non la pensa uguale a te per una cosa che manco vi riguarda.
Leggo recensioni da brivido, che inneggiano all’apertura mentale e poi attaccano la qualunque se solo si azzarda a pensare diversamente; altre che dicono che i valori so’ roba da moderni e la modernità è roba da vecchi; altre ancora si spingono a fare confusi parallelismi con Hitler.
La scrittura nasce con un’intenzione e un contesto, da sempre. Si è perfettamente liberi di leggere le parole in fila senza interpretare il messaggio dell’autore, senza dargli un contesto o un significato, ma allora viene meno secondo me la potenza di un mezzo come questo.
Aggiungo un punto a favore di questa edizione: è davvero da apprezzare la traduzione fedele e curata.
Wonderful fantasy. Never gets old. I recommend this for everybody, regardless of age.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
love the illustrations
There's a very good reason this is a classic. I don't remember having actually ever read this, though. Oh sure, I had seen the Disney movie, and more recently, the Tim Burton movie, but read the actual book? Don't remember.
I loved it, and I'm glad I decided to read it in preparation for [b:Splintered|12558285|Splintered|A.G. Howard|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1340134213s/12558285.jpg|17562095]. (A reimagining, which I highly enjoyed...)
One thing that was interesting to me was that some of the poems that Alice recites (and gets wrong...) are now only really known in their "wrong" Alice version! The originals, which would have been well-known at the time of the writing, are barely remembered these days. I can only imagine how much funnier this book was to it's original audience, who would have recognized them as parodies.
It occurs to me now, that I need to go on a further Alice binge and re-watch the movies! And I should probably add [b:Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There|83346|Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Alice #2)|Lewis Carroll|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1171040565s/83346.jpg|17240250] to my to-read pile...
I loved it, and I'm glad I decided to read it in preparation for [b:Splintered|12558285|Splintered|A.G. Howard|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1340134213s/12558285.jpg|17562095]. (A reimagining, which I highly enjoyed...)
One thing that was interesting to me was that some of the poems that Alice recites (and gets wrong...) are now only really known in their "wrong" Alice version! The originals, which would have been well-known at the time of the writing, are barely remembered these days. I can only imagine how much funnier this book was to it's original audience, who would have recognized them as parodies.
It occurs to me now, that I need to go on a further Alice binge and re-watch the movies! And I should probably add [b:Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There|83346|Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Alice #2)|Lewis Carroll|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1171040565s/83346.jpg|17240250] to my to-read pile...
I kind of hated this I won’t lie but I will refrain from rating it as I fear I simply don’t understand it enough and am also not the target audience regardless
Yeah, I don't think I was in the right mood for this nonsense. Every single chapter is just a new character spewing new nonsense. Everything was just so random and I really struggled to follow what was going on at all, even knowing the premise of the story.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The classic story of "And then I woke up".
Characters: 2.5/3*
The characters were interesting to say the least. There's a reason so many people have tried to rip this story off. My main complaint was that a lot of the characters sounded the same. There was a lack of character exploration from the author that might in part have to do with the amount of characters and limited time to explore them.
Plot: 0.5/5*
This might seem a bit harsh, but this is my main problem with the book. What's the point. So I give points for the inciting incident she falls into a rabbit hole. What then? Is she trying to get home? Trying to solve some sort of conflict. All she does is wander around. It's a good thing it was short because I didn't know how much longer I would stay invested.
Conflict: 1/5*
I assume it wasthe part in court where the queen of hearts says off with her head. But again that moment isn't built up because the characters were all just introduced and it never seems that Alice is in any real peril.
Characters: 2.5/3*
The characters were interesting to say the least. There's a reason so many people have tried to rip this story off. My main complaint was that a lot of the characters sounded the same. There was a lack of character exploration from the author that might in part have to do with the amount of characters and limited time to explore them.
Plot: 0.5/5*
This might seem a bit harsh, but this is my main problem with the book. What's the point. So I give points for the inciting incident she falls into a rabbit hole. What then? Is she trying to get home? Trying to solve some sort of conflict. All she does is wander around. It's a good thing it was short because I didn't know how much longer I would stay invested.
Conflict: 1/5*
I assume it was
Setting: 5/5*
This is the reason the books gotten as much attention as it has. The world building is facinating. The author goes into just enough detail that you are hooked but not enough to bore you. This book is simply about exploring the authors fantastical world and honestly it was worth it.
Theme: 3.5/5
This book is chalked full of morels. From don't do drugs to the absurdity of the wealthy. It struggled to have a consistent overarching, but I did like the tie up at the end of keeping that childlike sense of wonder alive.
Overall Score: 2.5/5
I recommend this book to people who love interesting world building.
This is the reason the books gotten as much attention as it has. The world building is facinating. The author goes into just enough detail that you are hooked but not enough to bore you. This book is simply about exploring the authors fantastical world and honestly it was worth it.
Theme: 3.5/5
This book is chalked full of morels. From don't do drugs to the absurdity of the wealthy. It struggled to have a consistent overarching, but I did like the tie up at the end of keeping that childlike sense of wonder alive.
Overall Score: 2.5/5
I recommend this book to people who love interesting world building.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Dysphoria, Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Confinement, Violence