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Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Eva Mason, Dan Andreasen, Lewis Carroll
3.83 AVERAGE
7.5k reviews for:
Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Eva Mason, Dan Andreasen, Lewis Carroll
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was very interesting and the art style was actually really, really nice. It made the story stand out to me even more and made the whole book look like you were on LSD. This book will always be interesting in every way.
Lovely pictures. Charming and colorful.
I started reading this to my three-year-old (alongside another version with original illustrations). She really enjoyed it and begged to read it instead of picture books. But, I abandoned it as there was so much going on I'm sure she couldn't comprehend. We are just starting read-alouds, and I do not want to bore her. :)
I started reading this to my three-year-old (alongside another version with original illustrations). She really enjoyed it and begged to read it instead of picture books. But, I abandoned it as there was so much going on I'm sure she couldn't comprehend. We are just starting read-alouds, and I do not want to bore her. :)
Actually adored this book. The beginning was so good, an instant comfort book for me. Just a really expressive and whimsical world wrought with all sorts of literary cookie crumbs and jumbled together to create a quirky little story.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
A classic fairy tale that ends with "the end." The cadence and poetics of this story is astounding — just listen for the lilt of the Mock Turtle or Lewis Carroll at the end of the story. It has the most wonderful sound landscape one could dream of, and dream it encourages you to do!
I raise my hands in submission. I have no idea how to review this. It's a classic. It's been beloved for generations, and here I sit trying to dissect and separate my prior knowledge of this book and series from the movies they have influenced and inspired. When my first son was born, back in 2003, and I was an old 24 year old, I bought a huge compilation book featuring all of Carroll's writings and boasting a fully illustrated interior. I imagined cracking open this tome and delving into wonderful places and taking my son along for the ride. It was a nice sentiment, but meanwhile I spent a great deal of time on shorter and lighter fare like: [b:Horton Hatches the Egg|11301|Horton Hatches the Egg|Dr. Seuss|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408927129s/11301.jpg|13809], [b:The Giving Tree|370493|The Giving Tree|Shel Silverstein|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1174210942s/370493.jpg|30530], [b:Put Me in the Zoo|413158|Put Me in the Zoo|Robert Lopshire|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327947254s/413158.jpg|402389], [b:A Mother for Choco|85663|A Mother for Choco|Keiko Kasza|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348032795s/85663.jpg|1191587], and [b:Are You My Mother?|197084|Are You My Mother?|P.D. Eastman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389098758s/197084.jpg|1837885]. I do recall opening this once or twice and trying, but my timing was off and his attention span and interest level kept either of us from engaging. Tried as I might, I couldn't find a reason to press it, because I couldn't find that pull into the story either. In the meantime, I stuck with Disney's version.
Enter the Scarlett Johansson narrated [b:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|29337291|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Lewis Carroll|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456402117s/29337291.jpg|55548884]. It was shorter than the average audiobook and seemed like a fine idea. I love Johansson's singing and speaking voice, so why not? Well, while she certainly brought in a stellar performance, she goes for it all in, her sultry and scratchy voice doesn't lend itself terribly well for assisting the imagination to the mind of a young girl. Even less so on some of the other characters...one who comes to mind at the moment is that of a mouse Alice encounters. There is nothing that lends itself to high-pitched and/or squeaky from Johansson's voice and it completely brought me out of the story, even as shallowly as I was in it anyway.
Carroll's story takes on the feel of illogical ramblings in too loose and chaotic of a way for my tastes. Aside from the bits that settled down and were included in Disney's animated movie version, I struggled to stay with it. I began this while taking a walk around the neighborhood and finished it up while cleaning out some files and shredding papers from my office—and I would find myself not paying any attention from time to time. Luckily, because of prior knowledge of the story and characters and various movie version over the years, I was able to catch up pretty quickly.
All that being said, the parts I could hang on with and the parts I knew from memory were a welcome revisit to childhood and the joys of the imagination.
Enter the Scarlett Johansson narrated [b:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|29337291|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland|Lewis Carroll|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456402117s/29337291.jpg|55548884]. It was shorter than the average audiobook and seemed like a fine idea. I love Johansson's singing and speaking voice, so why not? Well, while she certainly brought in a stellar performance, she goes for it all in, her sultry and scratchy voice doesn't lend itself terribly well for assisting the imagination to the mind of a young girl. Even less so on some of the other characters...one who comes to mind at the moment is that of a mouse Alice encounters. There is nothing that lends itself to high-pitched and/or squeaky from Johansson's voice and it completely brought me out of the story, even as shallowly as I was in it anyway.
Carroll's story takes on the feel of illogical ramblings in too loose and chaotic of a way for my tastes. Aside from the bits that settled down and were included in Disney's animated movie version, I struggled to stay with it. I began this while taking a walk around the neighborhood and finished it up while cleaning out some files and shredding papers from my office—and I would find myself not paying any attention from time to time. Luckily, because of prior knowledge of the story and characters and various movie version over the years, I was able to catch up pretty quickly.
All that being said, the parts I could hang on with and the parts I knew from memory were a welcome revisit to childhood and the joys of the imagination.
This is a review of the audible book narrated by Scarlett Johansson who did an excellent job. Her voice characterizations were fantastic. I highly recommend this edition.
"But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here."
Absolutely adored this timeless classic! Magical, whimsical, and imaginative, as well as thought provoking at times. Although some of it seemed like nonsense, you could tell their were a lot of underlying means and deeper context.
Pretty sure this my first classic I've picked that I wasn't being forced to read but ironically enough, I actually would love to study this story in class! Really really enjoyed falling down the rabbit whole alongside Alice.
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
'I don't much care where -' said Alice.
'Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.
'- so long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice added as an explanation.
'Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat, 'if you only walk long enough."
We're all mad here.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here."
Absolutely adored this timeless classic! Magical, whimsical, and imaginative, as well as thought provoking at times. Although some of it seemed like nonsense, you could tell their were a lot of underlying means and deeper context.
Pretty sure this my first classic I've picked that I wasn't being forced to read but ironically enough, I actually would love to study this story in class! Really really enjoyed falling down the rabbit whole alongside Alice.
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
'I don't much care where -' said Alice.
'Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.
'- so long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice added as an explanation.
'Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat, 'if you only walk long enough."
We're all mad here.