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charms1976's review against another edition
1.0
When asked to review this book, I was a little hesitant in accepting. I liked Alice in Wonderland as a child, and I wasn't too sure I wanted to see what changes would be made to this classic story. I was curious though after reading some Austen remakes that are being retold the same way. So I fell through the rabbit hole and began the journey with Alice.
After only a few pages of the book, I knew this was going to be hard to get through. The writing wasn't favorable in the fact that it had a ton of run on sentences that began to be annoying. I kept wanting to grab a pencil and start editing. While it followed the story of the classic at times, some of it became horrendous. I actually rolled my eyes in several parts and put it down during some of it to take a break. I had to force myself to finish this book.
Some stories should be left to the original version. In this case, I want to throw this book in the hole and not welcome it back. If you are a fan of fairy tale's being retold, and don't mind the darker side of it, I would recommend borrowing this book from the library first before purchasing it. You might find yourself wishing to save your money for a different fairy tale remake.
After only a few pages of the book, I knew this was going to be hard to get through. The writing wasn't favorable in the fact that it had a ton of run on sentences that began to be annoying. I kept wanting to grab a pencil and start editing. While it followed the story of the classic at times, some of it became horrendous. I actually rolled my eyes in several parts and put it down during some of it to take a break. I had to force myself to finish this book.
Some stories should be left to the original version. In this case, I want to throw this book in the hole and not welcome it back. If you are a fan of fairy tale's being retold, and don't mind the darker side of it, I would recommend borrowing this book from the library first before purchasing it. You might find yourself wishing to save your money for a different fairy tale remake.
foofers1622's review against another edition
3.0
A fun update to Alice. You can tell it was written when the zombie craze started. I would have loved to see it as a graphic novel.
beastreader's review against another edition
3.0
Alice was sitting with her sister outside on the bank. Alice wished she was in the graveyard instead. She loved walking through the graveyard. Suddenly, Alice sees a black rat. A black rat is nothing to awe about but a talking black rat is. The rat goes racing by chanting about being late. Alice takes off after the rat and follows him. Alice ends up in a strange and bizarre world…filled with odd creatures. All Alice can think about is the horrific craving she has for eating fresh meat. What is this world and what is happening to Alice?
Alice in Zombieland is not the book you or I grew up on. Mr. Cook puts his own twists on a classic and makes it his own for the twenty-first century. I have been on a reading spree recently and have been reading a lot of zombie related books. This book did have the creep factor. The illustrations in this book were well done. This helped to add to the creep factor. As I was reading this book, I could not get over the fact that sweet Alice was a flesh, eating zombie. While, I did like this book, I would not say that it will ever gain the classic status that the original Alice in Wonderland is. This is what I do like about this book as it is a tongue and cheek read.
Alice in Zombieland is not the book you or I grew up on. Mr. Cook puts his own twists on a classic and makes it his own for the twenty-first century. I have been on a reading spree recently and have been reading a lot of zombie related books. This book did have the creep factor. The illustrations in this book were well done. This helped to add to the creep factor. As I was reading this book, I could not get over the fact that sweet Alice was a flesh, eating zombie. While, I did like this book, I would not say that it will ever gain the classic status that the original Alice in Wonderland is. This is what I do like about this book as it is a tongue and cheek read.
misswitch's review against another edition
1.0
Horrible, horrible, horrible. Seriously one of the worst books I've ever read. I didn't think it was possible to make LESS sense than the original book, but this managed it. There were lots of problems with this book but the main issue was that as far as I could tell the author's idea of changing the story was to make everything the opposite of what it was in the original. The only reason I finished the book was because it was only 108 pages.
samfang's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The original Alice book is my favorite story, and this horror-inspired rewrite is an enjoyable take on the classic. A small gripe, but proofreading errors in the climactic scene becoming distracting; the white rabbit is changed to a Black Rat in Zombieland, but the character is referred to as a white rabbit at the climax among other small errors that would’ve been easily caught by an editor reading the story from start to finish.
pageb's review against another edition
2.0
This book was okay, but disappointed me. It seems as though the author merely copied down Lewis Carroll's words and inserted blood here and there. While Alice has a hunger for body parts and there is one good zombie scene, I really had to struggle to get through this book. I'll probably give it away to one of my students.
biblio_lore's review against another edition
2.0
I'm a little surprised by this one. I have read a few mashups and while they are generally the kind of thing I read for a laugh or a quick bit of entertainment, I was disappointed in this one. It moved surprisingly slowly and I think that part of it is that so much of it was just slight modifications to the original storyline. This is par for the course in these kinds of books but I found that I just couldn't get into this one, particularly considering the kinds of things that you can do with the Alice in Wonderland world. I also found it a little jarring that her dialogue wasn't much changed in a circumstance that I would have expected it to be. Not a terrible mashup but I think it could have been worked with more and made into a more interesting story if the author would have taken the time to develop it more.
psykobilliethekid's review against another edition
3.0
This was definitely the book I was looking for when I wanted to read "Alice in Zombieland" the first time around. This is also a book you will either love or hate once you're finished reading it. And I say "once you're finished reading it" since it's actually a rather fast read even with it being 256 pages for the ebook version.
This book is exactly what the title says-it's Alice in Wonderland with the addition of zombies. And it was a weird read. There were points I wasn't sure how to feel about the changes they made to add in the zombies since it was either really stupid or really well done. Which I guess shows that I liked the book but felt it needed something a little extra to make it seem not as weird. Maybe if it was written by Seth Grahame-Smith it could have been a more cohesive mashup. But it was worth the read. I was entertained and liked the ending which are two things I look for in a book outside of a decent plot that actually makes me want to finish the book. (I'm talking to you Swan Thieves!)
Would I read it again, maybe. Would I suggest it to others, sort of. If you want something silly and weird to read in one sitting, sure give it a try. If not, the original is just as good. But I would definitely read the original first before reading this version just to make sure you remember all of the characters from the story and how they're supposed to behave before they're zombified.
This book is exactly what the title says-it's Alice in Wonderland with the addition of zombies. And it was a weird read. There were points I wasn't sure how to feel about the changes they made to add in the zombies since it was either really stupid or really well done. Which I guess shows that I liked the book but felt it needed something a little extra to make it seem not as weird. Maybe if it was written by Seth Grahame-Smith it could have been a more cohesive mashup. But it was worth the read. I was entertained and liked the ending which are two things I look for in a book outside of a decent plot that actually makes me want to finish the book. (I'm talking to you Swan Thieves!)
Would I read it again, maybe. Would I suggest it to others, sort of. If you want something silly and weird to read in one sitting, sure give it a try. If not, the original is just as good. But I would definitely read the original first before reading this version just to make sure you remember all of the characters from the story and how they're supposed to behave before they're zombified.