A review by jessalynn_librarian
Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot

3.0

This is a big, fascinating jumble of history and stories and artwork, with plenty of tangents and odd facts. If that sounds appealing, pick it up. While I loved the juxtaposition of things, the illustrations were a little overwhelming at times, since they were often full-page spreads and rarely laid out in comic strip form, like a lot of graphic novels. The text was often similarly over-stimulating, but this worked better for me since I love odd historical facts and legends and coincidences. The Alice story - and lore - play a big part in the story, but it's more a history of the place than it is about Alice or Lewis Carroll. It didn't seem to really go anywhere, but I enjoyed the ride.