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iddy__z's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
kiramekihoshi's review against another edition
5.0
Mahendra Singh's illustrations are surreal and eerily captivating. They are dark and mysterious, and I simply adore them. Like the poem, Singh's illustrations are riddles within riddles, almost impossible to solve. I prefer to simply lose myself in them, but he does provide some hints on his blog: http://justtheplaceforasnark.blogspot.com/
justmyb0nes's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating. A book to read and read and read again!!!!
zahirahz's review against another edition
5.0
Looks like a nonsense poem but it still has a plot, what you usually expect from Carrol. And anything illustrated by Riddell deserves an extra star from me.
proudtobeabookaholic's review against another edition
2.0
I'm afraid I will forget this nonsense poem rather quickly, but I can't help but be impressed with Carrolls ability to rhyme...
sadie_slater's review against another edition
5.0
I can't remember exactly how old I was when I first read Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark - probably ten or so - but I've loved it ever since for its delightful silliness. It's a verse epic in eight fits, telling the tale of an ill-fated voyage in quest of the Snark, a creature whose exact nature is specified, undertaken by a crew with a motley assortment of unlikely occupations. It is utterly nonsensical, but also rather touching in places (I particularly like the unlikely friendship between the Butcher and the Beaver), and frequently very, very funny.
I recently acquired a copy of the Tate edition with Tove Jansson's illustrations (originally commissioned in 1959 for a Swedish-language edition) and her drawings, which are very reminiscent of the pictures from the Moomin books, odd and sometimes a little creepy, complement the text beautifully.
I recently acquired a copy of the Tate edition with Tove Jansson's illustrations (originally commissioned in 1959 for a Swedish-language edition) and her drawings, which are very reminiscent of the pictures from the Moomin books, odd and sometimes a little creepy, complement the text beautifully.
stormenitekoppen's review against another edition
3.0
Lek med ord och ramsor och rim.
Jag såg den här ligga på bordet.
Jag swishar dig nu, för den här ska bli min!
Och gubben han tog mig på ordet.
Jag såg den här ligga på bordet.
Jag swishar dig nu, för den här ska bli min!
Och gubben han tog mig på ordet.
inconceivably's review against another edition
4.0
Holy crap! You guys have to read The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll! I’m not even kidding. It is incredibly short, technically counts as a classic, and will absolutely make your day.
The Hunting of the Snark is nothing but a nonsense poem. Or, as the subtitle claims: “An Agony in Eight Fits.” I had a lot of fun in the small amount of time it took to read. The poem chronicles a strange group that sets sail for the purpose of snark hunting.
“ ‘You may seek it with thimbles — and seek it with care;
You may hunt it with forks and hope;
You may threaten its life with a railway-share;
You may charm it with smiles and soap —’ ”
(“That’s exactly the method,” the Bellman bold
In a hasty parenthesis cried,
“That’s exactly the way I have always been told
That the capture of Snarks should be tried!”)
From maps of the ocean (that is to say, blank paper) to beavers to a man wearing seven coats who has forgotten his name – Lewis Carroll will enchant you with his great load of perfectly well-written nonsense.
Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes:
A thing, as the Bellman remarked,
That frequently happens in tropical climes,
When a vessel is, so to speak, “snarked.”
But the principal failing occurred in the sailing,
And the Bellman, perplexed and distressed,
Said he had hoped, at least, when the wind blew due East,
That the ship would not travel due West!
I am so disappointed in the fact that I came across The Hunting of the Snark by chance. Where has it been my whole life? Why hasn’t every kid in America read it? It isn’t like we don’t have other famous works by Lewis Carroll all over the place.
I’m giving you a link to the full text (with awesomely nonsensical pictures). You have no excuses. Take a few minutes out of your day for The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll!
(I know this is the shortest review of all time, but if I wrote much more I’d be nearing the length of the book itself…)
The Hunting of the Snark is nothing but a nonsense poem. Or, as the subtitle claims: “An Agony in Eight Fits.” I had a lot of fun in the small amount of time it took to read. The poem chronicles a strange group that sets sail for the purpose of snark hunting.
“ ‘You may seek it with thimbles — and seek it with care;
You may hunt it with forks and hope;
You may threaten its life with a railway-share;
You may charm it with smiles and soap —’ ”
(“That’s exactly the method,” the Bellman bold
In a hasty parenthesis cried,
“That’s exactly the way I have always been told
That the capture of Snarks should be tried!”)
From maps of the ocean (that is to say, blank paper) to beavers to a man wearing seven coats who has forgotten his name – Lewis Carroll will enchant you with his great load of perfectly well-written nonsense.
Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes:
A thing, as the Bellman remarked,
That frequently happens in tropical climes,
When a vessel is, so to speak, “snarked.”
But the principal failing occurred in the sailing,
And the Bellman, perplexed and distressed,
Said he had hoped, at least, when the wind blew due East,
That the ship would not travel due West!
I am so disappointed in the fact that I came across The Hunting of the Snark by chance. Where has it been my whole life? Why hasn’t every kid in America read it? It isn’t like we don’t have other famous works by Lewis Carroll all over the place.
I’m giving you a link to the full text (with awesomely nonsensical pictures). You have no excuses. Take a few minutes out of your day for The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll!
(I know this is the shortest review of all time, but if I wrote much more I’d be nearing the length of the book itself…)
krislenda's review against another edition
4.0
I just love Carroll’s ability to make the nonsensical into a feeling of re-established childhood. I get to feel like a child again for a little while and I really appreciate that!