You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
I thought this was going to be a DARK AND TWISTED retelling but it was really just Alice Through the Looking Glass all over again. Nonsensical to the point of annoying and unreadable. So disappointing.
this might be because of my once upon a time phase, but fairytale stories with dark/modern twists are fantastic
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a lovely extension of the original tales of Alice! She's grown now, 18, and still learning about herself through the adventures in Wonderland. She also begins to see similarities between Wonderlandians and her neighbors in Kexford. And you can't help but fall in love with....someone ;) .... So good!
I really should have known this was not the book for me. I continued it for a game, but would have DNF it otherwise. I never liked the original Wonderland books, but I thought this would be a more mature version since Alice is older. I especially would have liked her to act more like an 18 year old of the time period. However, I gave it three stars as I do feel it kept with the original writing style. I think people who enjoyed the Wonderland books would not be disappointed.
Fav Quote:
"The moon sulked on the eastern horizon and turned away from its sibling, who always seemed to hog the attention."
Fav Quote:
"The moon sulked on the eastern horizon and turned away from its sibling, who always seemed to hog the attention."
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Buen re-telling.
Siendo Alicia en el País de las Maravillas uno de mis clásicos favoritos, donde ahí era conciso el estilo y la forma de explicar ese extraño y fascinante mundo, en Unbirthday sobra un poco de mucho; se torna reiterativo con sus ideas y su historia y llega a ser cansino seguirle la pista a lo que sucede porque es mucho.
Lo que pone sobre la mesa sí es bueno: se retoma el tema de la identidad, se habla de la xenofobia que queda de perlas con el País de las Maravillas, la resolución y conflicto de las motivaciones de la Reina Roja no pudieron pensarse mejor.
Muy buena, pero muy larga.
Siendo Alicia en el País de las Maravillas uno de mis clásicos favoritos, donde ahí era conciso el estilo y la forma de explicar ese extraño y fascinante mundo, en Unbirthday sobra un poco de mucho; se torna reiterativo con sus ideas y su historia y llega a ser cansino seguirle la pista a lo que sucede porque es mucho.
Lo que pone sobre la mesa sí es bueno: se retoma el tema de la identidad, se habla de la xenofobia que queda de perlas con el País de las Maravillas, la resolución y conflicto de las motivaciones de la Reina Roja no pudieron pensarse mejor.
Muy buena, pero muy larga.
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Might circle back around to this one eventually, but I think I'm having trouble properly getting into this one because there have simply been so many different sequels to Alice in Wonderland - the canon novel Through the Looking Glass, the live action Disney movie, other "YA Retellings" - that I can't help but feel that reading this has felt more or less similar to fanfiction in structure, which previous books in the series by Liz have not. It's definitely not the fault of the author, who has written some of my favorites in the series, and I'm sure when I inevitably come back around to this one I'll find pleasant surprises in certain reveals that she seems to be setting up (spoilers)
I inherently trust her inclusion of Katz as a character, as I've never been disappointed with any Original character she's added into a story, and I expect that in a similar vein to "Straight on til Morning" (given Alice + Peter Pan take place in Similar backdrops of history) this story will see Alice saving Wonderland but also realizing that her smart wit and imagination is better served leaning into the real-world activism she's already begun to exhibit and take a more active role in fighting against the anti-immigrant sentiments that pervade her country, perhaps with some wrap up back in the real world about choosing to court Katz in an interracial relationship rather than any of the sorts of nationalist men her sister is bringing around.