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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Wonderland: An Anthology by Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane
4.0
The moment I discovered this anthology, I just had to have it. The more Wonderland I read, the more Wonderland I crave. It's a weird phenomenon. You'd expect that at some point I'd seen enough versions of Wonderland and met enough Cheshire Cat's, but nope. I want and need more.
And just like with every story collection there were stories I liked better and stories that didn't really speak to me at all. The stories in this book are incredibly diverse and there's something in almost every genre I can think of. I think it's very hard to find a person who likes all those stories equally. They are simply too different for that.
I personally love the more Wonderland-centred stories. For me Wonderland has always been the true heart of the Alice story, the true wonder and miracle. It's a Land where everything is possible, where rules are broken and upside down, where your fantasy can go wild and then even wilder. So, the more twisted, not so logical and insane stories absolutely were my favourites.
But, all stories were well written, had their own style and their own atmosphere. It's remarkable and amazingly impressive how one children's book can inspire so many different writers to write so many different, unique and original things.
And just like with every story collection there were stories I liked better and stories that didn't really speak to me at all. The stories in this book are incredibly diverse and there's something in almost every genre I can think of. I think it's very hard to find a person who likes all those stories equally. They are simply too different for that.
I personally love the more Wonderland-centred stories. For me Wonderland has always been the true heart of the Alice story, the true wonder and miracle. It's a Land where everything is possible, where rules are broken and upside down, where your fantasy can go wild and then even wilder. So, the more twisted, not so logical and insane stories absolutely were my favourites.
But, all stories were well written, had their own style and their own atmosphere. It's remarkable and amazingly impressive how one children's book can inspire so many different writers to write so many different, unique and original things.