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A review by jbmorgan86
Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot
3.0
I'm at a loss regarding how to "shelf" this book or rate it. It is a landmark graphic novel that uses mixed media throughout: black and white illustrations, color illustrations, photographs, computer graphics, etc. The content varies from literature, to history, to war, to medicine, to philosophy, to politics, to . . . you name it. At points the book is incredibly interesting and witty while at other points it is dull and just "too much."
Essentially, Alice in Sunderland is a pastiche of Lewis Carrol's biography and the history of Sunderland, England. There really is no central narrative. The narrator literally walks through history and makes whimsical commentary along the way. While the artwork is amazing and a lot of the spin-off stories are fun, much of Alice in Sunderland felt like a self-indulgent documentary.
Essentially, Alice in Sunderland is a pastiche of Lewis Carrol's biography and the history of Sunderland, England. There really is no central narrative. The narrator literally walks through history and makes whimsical commentary along the way. While the artwork is amazing and a lot of the spin-off stories are fun, much of Alice in Sunderland felt like a self-indulgent documentary.