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A review by sandaru
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Since Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are two stories, I will give my thoughts on the both separately.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
I love the story. Eventhough I knew the story before (reading simplified versions, movies and TV shows) there were a lot of tiny details and characters that I don't remember, even some funny writings and amazing world building by L. Carroll were actually enjoyable. Some interpret this as a story written about puberty or how mad the real world is. Amidst there are some others who interpret Alice or rather the writer as a person on how hallucinogens (refering to the mushrooms, all the eat me/drink me food, all the weird imagery and characters..etc) and my favourite interpretation is Alice is Wonderland is a children's horror story (Cheshire cat, mad hatter, the queen of hearts wanting to behead everyone..etc) whatever the interpretation is this is an iconic story that everyone should read.
Through the Looking Glass
Compared to the Wonderland story, this was a very complicated and weird one. Eventhough both are equally weird in terms of dream story telling, for some reason it was hard for me to understand most parts of this one. I don't think I enjoyed this.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
I love the story. Eventhough I knew the story before (reading simplified versions, movies and TV shows) there were a lot of tiny details and characters that I don't remember, even some funny writings and amazing world building by L. Carroll were actually enjoyable. Some interpret this as a story written about puberty or how mad the real world is. Amidst there are some others who interpret Alice or rather the writer as a person on how hallucinogens (refering to the mushrooms, all the eat me/drink me food, all the weird imagery and characters..etc) and my favourite interpretation is Alice is Wonderland is a children's horror story (Cheshire cat, mad hatter, the queen of hearts wanting to behead everyone..etc) whatever the interpretation is this is an iconic story that everyone should read.
Through the Looking Glass
Compared to the Wonderland story, this was a very complicated and weird one. Eventhough both are equally weird in terms of dream story telling, for some reason it was hard for me to understand most parts of this one. I don't think I enjoyed this.