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A review by marleysclassics
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
adventurous
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Never having read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass as a child, I was curious to experience these stories now - and I think that Virginia Woolf's description of Lewis Carroll's work which is included in this edition: "the two Alices are not books for children; they are the only books that in which we become children", is very much correct.
The world(s) which the author created here are so immersive and the fact that they seem to make so little sense makes it hard or even impossible to think about it having a fixed setting or a certain plot. Hence everything felt kind of limitless, just floating around somewhere in endless space. While both of these books together don't even fill 250 pages - and still these histories feel so big.
To be honest, this only has its downsides as the whole thing drags a little from time to time. But then you reach a certain point where you get sucked into this humorous, magical weirdness again. How tf did I develop an emotional connection to a mad hatter, the Ceshire cat and an egg with a tie??
Also the writing style is great. It captures the vibe of Alice's journey(s) and especially the poems and songs that are included here and there - together with the gorgeous illustrations of course - make for a reading experience that is immersive in so many ways.
The world(s) which the author created here are so immersive and the fact that they seem to make so little sense makes it hard or even impossible to think about it having a fixed setting or a certain plot. Hence everything felt kind of limitless, just floating around somewhere in endless space. While both of these books together don't even fill 250 pages - and still these histories feel so big.
To be honest, this only has its downsides as the whole thing drags a little from time to time. But then you reach a certain point where you get sucked into this humorous, magical weirdness again. How tf did I develop an emotional connection to a mad hatter, the Ceshire cat and an egg with a tie??
Also the writing style is great. It captures the vibe of Alice's journey(s) and especially the poems and songs that are included here and there - together with the gorgeous illustrations of course - make for a reading experience that is immersive in so many ways.