Scan barcode
A review by caitsidhe
(Re)Visions: Alice by Amanda Ching, Hilary Thomas, Kaye Chazan, C.A. Young, Lewis Carroll
4.0
I really, really enjoyed this. Collections can be hard to review, but this was great.
We start with the original Alice in Wonderland. Obviously, we all know the story, but it had been years since I last read it and disneys version had slowly replaced it in my imagination. Rediscovering the original was a delight.
What Aliester Found Here is a gender-swapped, urban fantasy version of the Alice tales, combining elements from both Wonderland and Throught the Looking Glass into a unique and wonderful tale. The writing was top notch, the characterisation was excellent, and though it went slowly at times, it was a great read.
House of Cards was a darker, more bizarre retelling. The time jumped around all over the place, fitting the confused nature of the narrative. The secret at the heart was as nasty as any reader could wish, though I thought it was a little cliche and obvious.
Knave was glorious, a retelling set in a modern crime syndicate. Pitch perfect and refreshing amongst more straight-forwardly 'magical' tales.
The World in a Thimble was perhaps my least favourite, which shouldn't be taken to mean 'bad', jsut 'not amazing'. The idea was nice, but I felt like it had been done before, many times, by better writers. Still a nice finish to the collection, though.
A good collection, and worth a shot for people especially into Alice and her story.
4 out of 5.
Provided free through Netgalley.
We start with the original Alice in Wonderland. Obviously, we all know the story, but it had been years since I last read it and disneys version had slowly replaced it in my imagination. Rediscovering the original was a delight.
What Aliester Found Here is a gender-swapped, urban fantasy version of the Alice tales, combining elements from both Wonderland and Throught the Looking Glass into a unique and wonderful tale. The writing was top notch, the characterisation was excellent, and though it went slowly at times, it was a great read.
House of Cards was a darker, more bizarre retelling. The time jumped around all over the place, fitting the confused nature of the narrative. The secret at the heart was as nasty as any reader could wish, though I thought it was a little cliche and obvious.
Knave was glorious, a retelling set in a modern crime syndicate. Pitch perfect and refreshing amongst more straight-forwardly 'magical' tales.
The World in a Thimble was perhaps my least favourite, which shouldn't be taken to mean 'bad', jsut 'not amazing'. The idea was nice, but I felt like it had been done before, many times, by better writers. Still a nice finish to the collection, though.
A good collection, and worth a shot for people especially into Alice and her story.
4 out of 5.
Provided free through Netgalley.