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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
This book is like a fever dream. Hard to imagine it is a children's story, if I had read this as a child I would have been so bored lol. There are so many characters I absolutely adore - the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit (Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum which to my dismay do not make an appearance in this book :(. But this book just flowed so weirdly. Its known for being a strange book, but I didn't find it to be as strange as people say, but maybe thats because I liked weird books. I dare to say that the 1951 Disney animated adaptation is better. I think it does a much better job at conveying the story to the audience and getting rid of the fluff unrelated to the story - and itll forever be one of my most beloved movies, I'm just sad the book didn't live up to the same expectation.
Quotes I liked:
-'Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.'
-'If you knew time as well as I do, said the Hatter, you wouldn't talk about wasting it'
-'but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.'
Quotes I liked:
-'Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.'
-'If you knew time as well as I do, said the Hatter, you wouldn't talk about wasting it'
-'but it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.'
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Not going to lie, Alice isn't my favourite book but anything where you get to listen to Jodie Comer for a couple of hours is necessarily going to be a win from me.
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Still peculiar and perhaps too whimsically, willfully weird, but still enjoyable for all that.
I guess I liked this book...I'm not really sure how to feel about it?! This book does have a kind of nostalgic quirky quality to it that I enjoyed, and there were some genuinely funny moments, with some clever word play that I appreciated. But, while imaginative and original, this book felt increasingly less and less like an intentional experiment with form and more and more like a rambly mess, with no direction...and I get that this may be the point, but I just didn't like it and I much preferred the first 1/2 of this book, over the last few chapters, which to be honest, felt pretty pointless.
The art in this edition is another story...I've liked Dali since High School, where I used to sit on the floor in the back of the Library's art section and flip through some of his collections. So when I saw this edition I just new that this was the version for me! I loved the surreal and almost aggressive seeming artwork that Dali produced to go alongside this story. The colors were punchy and engaging and the subject matter/scenes were broadly interpreted, leaving room for the reader to make their own interpretations on what was being illustrated. There were even a few that I would frame!
Overall, I give the writing and story 2.5 stars and the art 4 stars.
The art in this edition is another story...I've liked Dali since High School, where I used to sit on the floor in the back of the Library's art section and flip through some of his collections. So when I saw this edition I just new that this was the version for me! I loved the surreal and almost aggressive seeming artwork that Dali produced to go alongside this story. The colors were punchy and engaging and the subject matter/scenes were broadly interpreted, leaving room for the reader to make their own interpretations on what was being illustrated. There were even a few that I would frame!
Overall, I give the writing and story 2.5 stars and the art 4 stars.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Alice in Wonderland is a book written in the Victorian era. Despite this, the book is a stark departure from normal Victorian structures within prose. It is sporadic, comical, and incredibly witty. The tone is very funny and reflects a childlike wonder.
It does appear to present with drug paraphernalia, however, I think this was a deliberate attempt for Carol to depict the nature of dreams. Dreams tend to be nonsensical, fast paced and full of drama and eclectic randomness. I think this book reflects this very strongly rather than the drug theory.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable book that took me back to my childhood and I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting it.
It does appear to present with drug paraphernalia, however, I think this was a deliberate attempt for Carol to depict the nature of dreams. Dreams tend to be nonsensical, fast paced and full of drama and eclectic randomness. I think this book reflects this very strongly rather than the drug theory.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable book that took me back to my childhood and I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of the greatest reads I really enjoyed Carroll’s writing style