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jesters_privilege's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
suchonalways__'s review against another edition
3.0
When everyone was writing stories with morals for children, Carroll wrote about nonsensical wonderland to make us believe, stories are stories. To be good, it doesn't need to contain some definite moral. But is it really just nonsensical or it too has some deeper meaning?
Well, if you ask me, then yes it does. But let's talk about the origin of the story first. He was studying mathematics at Christ Church, when he first met Alice liddell, a four year old little girl, daughter of dean. They became friends. And at one of their boat trip, Carroll first narrated the story to Alice and her two sisters.
Remember the treacle and 3 sisters living down there? Yes, those 3 sisters were alice and her sisters. Carroll was witty but funny too. The made up story that he later wrote down and illustrated himself to give Alice as birthday present was first named "Alice in underground". Funny thing is the famous mad hatter tea party wasn't included in this manuscript.
Later when he published the book, it was named "Alice's Adventure in wonderland"
The book that inspired so many writing, so many painting, movies and so many scholars is fantasy at it's best. It's chaotic but with a more deeper meaning. On surface it's just a story of girl who falls asleep and dreams of a fantastical world. But if you look closely you see mad hatter was a social commentary to the hat making industry and the mercury poisoning and it effects. Queen of heart is the commentary on our hysterical act out of fear. This book is a journey to wisdom through innocence. It tells us, if we follow our curiosity, like Alice followed white rabbit, we will discover our very own wonderland.
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Now some honest opinion, as much as I value the thoughts behind this book, this book was a bit too much for me. It was chaos at it's best.
Well, if you ask me, then yes it does. But let's talk about the origin of the story first. He was studying mathematics at Christ Church, when he first met Alice liddell, a four year old little girl, daughter of dean. They became friends. And at one of their boat trip, Carroll first narrated the story to Alice and her two sisters.
Remember the treacle and 3 sisters living down there? Yes, those 3 sisters were alice and her sisters. Carroll was witty but funny too. The made up story that he later wrote down and illustrated himself to give Alice as birthday present was first named "Alice in underground". Funny thing is the famous mad hatter tea party wasn't included in this manuscript.
Later when he published the book, it was named "Alice's Adventure in wonderland"
The book that inspired so many writing, so many painting, movies and so many scholars is fantasy at it's best. It's chaotic but with a more deeper meaning. On surface it's just a story of girl who falls asleep and dreams of a fantastical world. But if you look closely you see mad hatter was a social commentary to the hat making industry and the mercury poisoning and it effects. Queen of heart is the commentary on our hysterical act out of fear. This book is a journey to wisdom through innocence. It tells us, if we follow our curiosity, like Alice followed white rabbit, we will discover our very own wonderland.
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Now some honest opinion, as much as I value the thoughts behind this book, this book was a bit too much for me. It was chaos at it's best.
ashiia's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
dresdendame's review against another edition
3.0
Very enjoyable. Much better than watching the Disney version. Alice is just so naive it's fun to listen to her logic in a place that makes no sense.
blakelyschmidt's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
3.75
Loved this! Such a classic!
eve_ward's review against another edition
1.0
The mixture of boredom and confusion was blatant. The author just seemed to unnecessarily waffle on about anything and everything - it was confusing. I only had the briefest idea of what was going on but I speculate that that was due to me having prior knowledge of the plot, otherwise I would have been completely lost.
Reading this just felt pointless. The plot was minimal despite all the strange occurrences, despite there being many characters, none of them actually had character (apart from Alice but hers was annoying), and it was just an overall drag to read especially considering how sloppily it seemed to have been written.
Reading this just felt pointless. The plot was minimal despite all the strange occurrences, despite there being many characters, none of them actually had character (apart from Alice but hers was annoying), and it was just an overall drag to read especially considering how sloppily it seemed to have been written.
eviethegemini's review against another edition
3.0
i don’t know what’s going on and quite frankly… i don’t wanna know!
tabithabarth's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
2.75 for the book. 5 for the narrative performance.
kingkorok's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A classic. Fun and charming. Reads as old school (obviously). Excellent for its classic-ness and the fun story. Not rating higher only because it's not my personal top favorite writing style, but it's a fun an delightful diversion of a book