A review by cultbyproxy
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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i tried going into this book with an open mind but knowing the paedophilic history of lewis carroll (real name charles dodgson) being obsessed with little girls… didn’t really make for an enjoyable children’s book inspired by one of said ‘little girls’, alice liddell. yes it was the mid-1800s, yes child brides were legal, yes i simply don’t care. he would not only form “friendships” with the children of his colleagues, but spend lengthy time alone with them, photograph them nude, and write them love letters. to quote carroll directly: 

“I confess I do not admire naked boys in pictures. They always seem to me to need clothes: whereas one hardly sees why the lovely forms of girls should ever be covered up!”

so yeah, although the stories themselves do not necessarily show these beliefs, fuck lewis carroll!