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A review by bookpossum
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded by Harry Furniss, Lewis Carroll
2.0
A very strange book, with everything from cutesy-pie fairy children to mass deaths in a nearby village. The illustrations are lovely and there are some amusing sections, such as the Professor's lecture and the humans' dinner party, but overall I still find the whole concept a mess.
It isn't a child's book, despite all the fairy interludes. Not much in the way of plot, either in the sections about the fairies or those concerning the humans. Generous dollops of discussions about Christian values and attitudes. And that's it really.
I'm amazed that some reviewers can say it's so much better than the Alice books. Really?
It isn't a child's book, despite all the fairy interludes. Not much in the way of plot, either in the sections about the fairies or those concerning the humans. Generous dollops of discussions about Christian values and attitudes. And that's it really.
I'm amazed that some reviewers can say it's so much better than the Alice books. Really?