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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
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this aloud to my kids, because CLASSIC. Ugh. It was such a chore to read, but we persevered, because CLASSIC.
We cheered when it was over. We hated it so much. SO MUCH. For example, a baby gets physically and verbally abused, and then turns into a pig? Really? And don’t even get me started on all the BIG, small, BIG, small. We get it, Reverend Dodgson, she changes sizes A LOT. My daughter was working on studying character traits, and the things we came up with for Alice were these: mean, poor social skills, curious, not good at logical thinking, rude, talks to self, bad listener, shallow. So I guess the one positive is that it was a good learning experience for my daughter to have such an utterly unlikable protagonist to analyze.
We cheered when it was over. We hated it so much. SO MUCH. For example, a baby gets physically and verbally abused, and then turns into a pig? Really? And don’t even get me started on all the BIG, small, BIG, small. We get it, Reverend Dodgson, she changes sizes A LOT. My daughter was working on studying character traits, and the things we came up with for Alice were these: mean, poor social skills, curious, not good at logical thinking, rude, talks to self, bad listener, shallow. So I guess the one positive is that it was a good learning experience for my daughter to have such an utterly unlikable protagonist to analyze.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wonderfully whimsical and chaotic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use
This version of Alice in Wonderland automatically gets a five star just for the artwork. I had been looking for this addition for so long and my sister found it for me at a discount store. It will forever be a staple in my collection.
Reading this along with listening to the audiobook gave me time to actually look at the artwork and somewhat make it come alive in my imagination
Reading this along with listening to the audiobook gave me time to actually look at the artwork and somewhat make it come alive in my imagination
BookClub: Between The Covers
Theme: Book That Reminds You of Easter
Book Choice for Complementary Read for the Month of March
"I don't think..." "Then you shouldn't talk" said the Hatter."
"We're all mad here."
I was very sceptical reading this book because I had tried it twice and I couldn’t focus enough on the story to do a proper review or even have a proper discussion. But I finally was able to read it all and now here it goes:
The story begins with a little girl named Alice, sitting with her sister, when she sees a talking rabbit running as if he was late for something. She decides to follow him and ends up falling into a rabbit hole where she enters Wonderland, a land of absurd things where nothing and everything makes sense. From the talking White Rabbit to a whiny Queen, Alice meets a handful of animals, creatures and things that show Alice the wonderful world of Wonderland.
First, I must say that I didn’t actually read this book, you know, the actual act of picking up the book/e-book and read the words in the page. I listened to it. And I must say that I probably enjoyed it more than if I had read the words. The audiobook I chose was wonderful, there were multiple people doing different voices as it wasn’t just one narrator for all. Each character had its own person doing the voice plus the narrator. It made it much easier to be entertained while listening to it, laughing at some voices and just enjoying it as if I was listening to an old movie.
I’ll be honest: I never liked Alice in the animation version. I liked the movie but didn’t like Alice, therefore, being Alice the main character, it was always hard for me to watch Alice in Wonderland and actually enjoy it. However, as I had decided last year that I was going to start reading more classics, I decided to give it a shot. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are not that different from the Disney version, although it has its differences. Having not watched the animation in over 10 years, I was perfectly capable to have a picture of the animation in my head as I read/listened some parts.
As a kid, the world of Wonderland never made much sense to me. Again, maybe because I didn’t like Alice. But now, I understand that it will never make sense because it was never meant to make sense. It is a senseless world where nothing makes sense but somehow everything makes sense. As someone who needs everything to make sense, where I have to be able to understand things, I see that maybe that was the reason why I initially struggled with this book. I was trying to make sense of something that wasn’t meant to make sense. After I locked that part of myself, it was an actual relief to read something that didn’t made me crave for meaning behind words, actions, stories, characters, etc. Behind this senseless world, I noticed so many things that made sense.
The characters in Wonderland don’t make sense, much like the story. They’re not meant to. I’m not sure but I like to think that Lewis Carroll wrote them in such an “idiotic” way as a metaphor of the real world. However, I’d like to highlight a character which, in my opinion, owned the story: Alice. Oh, my dear Alice. I enjoyed Lewis Carroll’s Alice than Disney’s Alice and thank for that! I wouldn’t be able to last through the book if I didn’t like Alice or if I didn’t found her character interesting. Alice is a kid; therefore, she does not have the experience or wisdom of teenage, let alone an adult. So, obviously, her thoughts are going to be innocent, pure and senseless at times. Why? Because she is a kid and she’s acting like a kid. However, Alice is also smart and sassy, which was a side I loved seeing. Many were the times where Alice had enough of the creatures and acted against them, showing she was not going to be bossed around if she didn’t want to. It gave her a personality.
Lewis Carroll adds, every now and then, a sentence or a couple of lines that hit you so deep that you’re left speechless. A lot of those sentences or lines resonated with me. Many were the times where I wanted to go back on the audiobook and listen to that scene over and over again. Finding wisdom in a children’s book in such a subtle and simple way was gratifying.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a book that resonates with children and adults. It is a book where you can escape reality for a few hours, even just for a few minutes and you find yourself in a world where your worries are unimportant. Lewis Carroll has shown what a great mind and a great talent for imagining and writing this fantastic world where everything important is unimportant and everything unimportant is important.
This book definitely changed my mind regarding Alice and Wonderland, making it a great book to escape from reality and a great mindreset when your mind seems too filled with important (and unimportant) things.
Other reviews for the original tales behind the Disney's animated movies:
✨ The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Theme: Book That Reminds You of Easter
Book Choice for Complementary Read for the Month of March
"I don't think..." "Then you shouldn't talk" said the Hatter."
"We're all mad here."
I was very sceptical reading this book because I had tried it twice and I couldn’t focus enough on the story to do a proper review or even have a proper discussion. But I finally was able to read it all and now here it goes:
The story begins with a little girl named Alice, sitting with her sister, when she sees a talking rabbit running as if he was late for something. She decides to follow him and ends up falling into a rabbit hole where she enters Wonderland, a land of absurd things where nothing and everything makes sense. From the talking White Rabbit to a whiny Queen, Alice meets a handful of animals, creatures and things that show Alice the wonderful world of Wonderland.
First, I must say that I didn’t actually read this book, you know, the actual act of picking up the book/e-book and read the words in the page. I listened to it. And I must say that I probably enjoyed it more than if I had read the words. The audiobook I chose was wonderful, there were multiple people doing different voices as it wasn’t just one narrator for all. Each character had its own person doing the voice plus the narrator. It made it much easier to be entertained while listening to it, laughing at some voices and just enjoying it as if I was listening to an old movie.
I’ll be honest: I never liked Alice in the animation version. I liked the movie but didn’t like Alice, therefore, being Alice the main character, it was always hard for me to watch Alice in Wonderland and actually enjoy it. However, as I had decided last year that I was going to start reading more classics, I decided to give it a shot. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are not that different from the Disney version, although it has its differences. Having not watched the animation in over 10 years, I was perfectly capable to have a picture of the animation in my head as I read/listened some parts.
As a kid, the world of Wonderland never made much sense to me. Again, maybe because I didn’t like Alice. But now, I understand that it will never make sense because it was never meant to make sense. It is a senseless world where nothing makes sense but somehow everything makes sense. As someone who needs everything to make sense, where I have to be able to understand things, I see that maybe that was the reason why I initially struggled with this book. I was trying to make sense of something that wasn’t meant to make sense. After I locked that part of myself, it was an actual relief to read something that didn’t made me crave for meaning behind words, actions, stories, characters, etc. Behind this senseless world, I noticed so many things that made sense.
The characters in Wonderland don’t make sense, much like the story. They’re not meant to. I’m not sure but I like to think that Lewis Carroll wrote them in such an “idiotic” way as a metaphor of the real world. However, I’d like to highlight a character which, in my opinion, owned the story: Alice. Oh, my dear Alice. I enjoyed Lewis Carroll’s Alice than Disney’s Alice and thank for that! I wouldn’t be able to last through the book if I didn’t like Alice or if I didn’t found her character interesting. Alice is a kid; therefore, she does not have the experience or wisdom of teenage, let alone an adult. So, obviously, her thoughts are going to be innocent, pure and senseless at times. Why? Because she is a kid and she’s acting like a kid. However, Alice is also smart and sassy, which was a side I loved seeing. Many were the times where Alice had enough of the creatures and acted against them, showing she was not going to be bossed around if she didn’t want to. It gave her a personality.
Lewis Carroll adds, every now and then, a sentence or a couple of lines that hit you so deep that you’re left speechless. A lot of those sentences or lines resonated with me. Many were the times where I wanted to go back on the audiobook and listen to that scene over and over again. Finding wisdom in a children’s book in such a subtle and simple way was gratifying.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a book that resonates with children and adults. It is a book where you can escape reality for a few hours, even just for a few minutes and you find yourself in a world where your worries are unimportant. Lewis Carroll has shown what a great mind and a great talent for imagining and writing this fantastic world where everything important is unimportant and everything unimportant is important.
This book definitely changed my mind regarding Alice and Wonderland, making it a great book to escape from reality and a great mindreset when your mind seems too filled with important (and unimportant) things.
Other reviews for the original tales behind the Disney's animated movies:
✨ The Hunchback of Notre Dame
I'm not rating because I'd score it low and it isn't necessarily a reflection on this book, just that it's super sinister to me? It's not a story I instinctively look to read but am curious to read other reviews.
You need a lot of good drugs to really enjoy this book.