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: ccms review
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a really great book! But at some points the book got a little boring to build up a climax. The basic idea of the story was what she found in her "Wonder land." I would recommend this book for people who are dreamers and like unusual stories.Book Review: Just Fantastic!
Summary: 5 Stars
Alice in Wonderand/Through the Looking Glass is one the best books out there. The characters are far-fetched and just insane I could relate to each and every one of them.
Caroll a very clever man knows how too make this book even more fun and exciting by adding cute little riddles & puzzles which absolutely make no sense but are fun to try and work out anyways.
Caroll also knows how to give clever remarks to his characters with one my favourties being:
"I can't go back to yesterday for I was different person then."
There are others I remeber vaguely since I haven't picked up the book a while, put they all make me smile which such witty sarcasm.
I also recommend The Looking Glass Wars an alternate more darker version of Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass which will disappoint.
Ciao
Book Review: A brief note:
Summary: 4 Stars
A string of incredible adventures written as a love letter to a child..Book Review: Astounding
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't think we will ever again see anything quite like the two Alice stories. They are both unalterable masterpieces.
As beautiful as the Disney movie is, the two books have so much more. More off-the-wall characters, more extremely witty dialogue, and more imaginative scenarios to ponder, these books go above and beyond any creative work I have ever seen.
Carroll's works have changed my life more than any self-help book ever could. Through them I can ponder about so much more than only the things I can see. I am able to look inside of my imagination, and be unafraid to push its limits.
I was around 20 years old when I read the Alice books for the first time. They seem a bit complex for children's books. I believe Carroll intended the books to be for an 8 year old child, and to be honest, I'd be impressed if I saw someone that age reading this material. The vocabulary and sentence structure involved looks more suited to someone the age of 12 I believe, but perhaps children know more than I am aware of.
Also, Pig and Pepper (one of my favorite chapters), has a scene that's quite disturbing. I don't know if a first time novelist in this day and age could get away with including such content in a children's title. It's nice to take a look at though, since the chapter contains the very first appearance of the Cheshire Cat. I personally like the sheep from the Wool and Water chapter of "Through the Looking Glass" a little bit better than the Cheshire Cat, so try looking into that chapter also if you can.
Book Review: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Gla
Summary: 5 Stars
This has to be two of my favorite books of all time. Carroll has managed to create memorable characters, the mad-hatter, Humpty Dumpty and many others. This is not merely a well-written children's story but a piece of biting satire and a violent attack on the norms, morals and ethics that were prevalent at the time. For instance when Humpty Dumpty shakes hands with Alice he only offers one finer. This was an extreme version of the upper class only offering two fingers to shake to anyone below their stature and he takes this nasty habit to its ugly extreme. The pictures are tremendously well done. I can not praise Caroll enough since he is one of the best writers of children's stories ever and the way he paints the landscape and his usage of the words is truly stupendous. Every time I read it there is something new I pick up and that I have not thought about before. This is the sign of marvelous talent and proves that he is one of the best authors and story tellers ever.