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A review by undervmountain
The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
I actually didn't know this book existed until I found it on a library clearance cart, and I will buy anything illustrated by Chris Riddell. This appears to be set in a similar world to Alice In Wonderland, with a cast of eccentric pirates on the hunt for a mysterious creature, entirely told in rhyming verse. This has a really good rhythm to it, and is just as memorable as the Jabberwocky poem.
What I really liked about this story was that Chris Riddell's illustrations changed it entirely. In the bare bones of the story, one person is known to use he/him pronouns, and disappears at the end of the story. But in the story shown by Chris Riddell, you can see this person is smaller, femme, and the beard seems to be very fake. The final picture sees them lose the fake beard entirely, content to get away from the pirates at last.
What I really liked about this story was that Chris Riddell's illustrations changed it entirely. In the bare bones of the story, one person is known to use he/him pronouns, and disappears at the end of the story. But in the story shown by Chris Riddell, you can see this person is smaller, femme, and the beard seems to be very fake. The final picture sees them lose the fake beard entirely, content to get away from the pirates at last.