A review by andiecurlybooks
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: 150th Anniversary Edition by Lewis Carroll

3.0

I guess I liked this book...I'm not really sure how to feel about it?! This book does have a kind of nostalgic quirky quality to it that I enjoyed, and there were some genuinely funny moments, with some clever word play that I appreciated. But, while imaginative and original, this book felt increasingly less and less like an intentional experiment with form and more and more like a rambly mess, with no direction...and I get that this may be the point, but I just didn't like it and I much preferred the first 1/2 of this book, over the last few chapters, which to be honest, felt pretty pointless.

The art in this edition is another story...I've liked Dali since High School, where I used to sit on the floor in the back of the Library's art section and flip through some of his collections. So when I saw this edition I just new that this was the version for me! I loved the surreal and almost aggressive seeming artwork that Dali produced to go alongside this story. The colors were punchy and engaging and the subject matter/scenes were broadly interpreted, leaving room for the reader to make their own interpretations on what was being illustrated. There were even a few that I would frame!

Overall, I give the writing and story 2.5 stars and the art 4 stars.