Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Signet Classics) by Lewis Carroll Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Signet Classics)
Book Review: Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Summary: 3 Stars
Personally, I was disappointed with these books. They scared me a little, but that was mostly the pictures. I also was not super impressed with the writing. It dragged a lot and made me fall asleep during our Sustained Silent Reading periods (SSR). I really do think that the movie is better because I think it isn't as scary and is funnier. I did think that these books would have been good for their time period, but I just don't think that they appeal to kids now.Book Review: Carroll's work is as funny today as it was when he penned it, over 125 years ago
Summary: 5 Stars
As I listened to an audio recording of these two books, I thought back on all the literature I have enjoyed that was filled with puns (Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series, or - when I was an adolescent - Piers Anthony's Xanth books). Carroll puts them all to shame. Both books are filled with puns, absurd comedy, and rhymes and riddles. The first book is more constantly interesting than the second, which slows down at parts (such as during Alice's long conversation with the White Knight).
In Alice in Wonderland, I loved the exposition of logical relationships during the tea party with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. Her exchange with the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle is also fun. Although I didn't enjoy Through the Looking Glass quite as much, Alice's interaction with Tweedledum and Tweedledee and then later with Humpty Dumpty are great. (Humpty Dumpty illuminates the poem "Jabberwocky" by providing his own definitions of all the nonsense words.)
I listened to an unabridged audio version performed by Donada Peters (published by Books on Tape, Inc.): Peters was Excellent. She sang all the songs and chose clever voices; I'm sure she led me to enjoy the book much more than if I had simply read it.
Book Review: The Embodiment of Literacy
Summary: 5 Stars
One gets very bored for something good to read. This book is certainly not just for children and better than the bible.Book Review: Influential but overrated
Summary: 3 Stars
Highly original and very atmospheric but on the same time not very pleasant to read and sometimes downright silly and boring. There is no plot whatsoever (although Through The Looking Glass has some sort of plot of a live chessgame to be completed), it's just jumping from one absurd situation to the other. The back of my version of the book said these were the finest books for children ever written. Which is complete nonsense, but they are classics. Worth reading for their influence on modern culture. Book Review: wonderful fantasy
Summary: 5 Stars
when i was younger i was scared to death of the cartoon alice in wonderland. i thought that i was going to get lost in this strange world. my mom bought the book for me at a garage sale and i loved it. it's so different than the cartoon. i love the fantasy and the imagination of the novel. when i first read the book i was enthralled with the inclusion of the songs, which were not present in the cartoon. lewis carroll was my first introduction to realms outside our own. most children have seen the film and as far as i am concerned they are missing out. so much of what is in the original story is left out. particularly my favorite part is the scene in the kitchen where the baby turns into a pig. for me it was like everything that i had ever dreamed about written.