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Through the Looking Glass Illustrated by Lewis Carroll

bethybookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Classic, fun, nonsense, full of fun.

belwood303's review against another edition

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3.0

So I can say I read this book now that I've finished writing a stage verison of Through the Looking Glass, even though I kinda read the book backwards (the White Queen would be very pleased indeed). Liked it okay.

unicornmystery6's review against another edition

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adventurous relaxing medium-paced

4.5

sydtravis's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

ihateprozac's review against another edition

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3.0

I liked it, but I felt it wasn't as good as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. There was too much random poetry and song recited by the characters, and the concept of the chess squares was quite confusing. Also, the banter between the Red and White Queens became really obnoxious. Although I will admit that I liked Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty and the flowers.

wanderingstories's review against another edition

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4.0

For some reason this one was again not on my "read" list.
Anyway, I love Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and this one is just as fun as the first.

ed_moore's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

“I believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast”

‘Alice through the Looking Glass’ is just as nonsensical a tale as ‘Alice in Wonderland’  though rather than a world based on a deck of cards Looking Glass Land mirrors a game of chess where Alice progresses through as a pawn, meeting the likes of Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dum and Dee and the Lion and the Unicorn to become a queen herself at the end of the board. It was fun and full of interludes of song and nursery rhyme, however also an improvement on ‘Wonderland’ in the terms that it is much more coherent in its narrative, however much less iconic also. There were curiously a pair of chapters that were each just a sentence or so long in the conclusion that caught me out a little however. Despite no Mad Hatters or Cheshire Cats I do think I preferred ‘Looking Glass’ just for being equally fun and nonsensical but a much more structured plot and narrative. 

cjones16's review against another edition

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4.0

I adore reading about Alice's adventures and all the fabulous nonsense poetry she encounters!

shullin3's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

nbartkiw's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5