Author: Lewis Carroll
Pages: 108
Published: 2005 (first published 1865)
Genre: Children's Literature, Classics
Challenges: The Classics Club
Edition: Paperback
Source: Purchased
Description: Contained in this volume are the two classics by Lewis Carroll, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass." We are first introduced to Alice in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" where we find Alice idly passing away the time next to a river when she sees a white rabbit pass by in a waistcoat. She follows the rabbit down the rabbit hole and ends up in the fantasy world of Wonderland. Alice's adventures are continued in "Through the Looking Glass" when Alice passes through a mirror to find herself in yet another magical place. (via Goodreads.com)
Thoughts: This is a book that I have wanted to read for quite sometime and since I read Alice I Have Been, the taste of reading this particular book kinda soured in my mouth a bit. Its not that I didn't want to read the book, its just that after finding out what type of person Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) was reported to be, it made it a little more difficult for me to get to read the book. And if you are wondering, I purchased Alice's Adventures in Wonderland prior to reading Alice I Have Been.
It took me awhile to get through the book, despite the fact that it is a relatively short book and I blame that on trying to get books done from the library and wanting to read other things. Overall, I thought that the book was okay and the reason is that it clearly is meant for a child to read or for one that has an active imagination. While I was reading it, I found the first book to be far more enjoyable than that of the second book, which I found to be tiresome and not really coherent nor as fun. I found that the second book felt like it was just thrown together for the sake of it and there was really no thought put into the stories.
I also partially read this on my ereaders (yes, I have two; one has e-ink and one is more like a smartphone).
Bottom line: Feel that the book is good for readers that are bridging from children's books to more adult type books or for those that have a really active imagination. Its also the perfect book for a bedtime story for parents to read to their kids.
Rating: 3/5
Pages for 2012: 15923
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