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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass
Author: Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898), who wrote fiction and poetry under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was an Oxford don and the author of many articles and several books on mathematics and symbolic logic. As a mathematician, Dodgeson was too staid and conservative to be an innovator in his field. By all accounts he was dreadfully dull as a tea...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780760716199
ISBN-10: 0760716196
Pages: 250
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  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Barnes and Noble Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This summer we went to England and out to Oxford, where the real Alice lived. At ChristChurch I had to admit to the docent there that I, a well-read,55 year-old, had NEVER read Alice in Wonderland. I saw the movies. But never went to the source. I'm so glad that I was shamed into ordering a copy from PBS. I am now entirely literate! What a charming book, not just for kids! How odd it is that so very little of the specialness made it into the movies. If you are like I was, read it! You'll be so glad you did.
CocoCee avatar reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on + 404 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great classic, especially with the original illustrations.
sykin avatar reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on
Helpful Score: 2
Disney's Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite movies, and maybe that's why I didn't like the book much. I grew up watching the movie instead. I don't know what it is about this book, but I can't get through it. I've been trying to read it for so long now - and it's a relatively thin book! But I can't do it. I get so exhausted while trying to read it. I don't know if it's because I'm trying to make sense of all the nonsense or what. I wish I could get through it. Perhaps I'll have to get it on audiobook so I can let my imagination run wild while listening to it being read to me.
KittenBooky avatar reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I picked up this classic after watching the new 2010 version of Alice in Wonderland. I was very excited to read this classic story since I had grown up on the Disney version as well. Well...let's just say that this is interesting. I got through it finally, but the jargon and innuendo of the Victorian times that this story was written in was completely lost on me. I would love to say that I enjoyed the story and that it will be a "keeper" in my library, but it sadly will not be.

I am glad to say that I "read" the story which means that I read the words and turned the pages, but probably comprehended about 70% of the story. It was not entertaining because I was having to look up much of the Victorian vernacular. Many of the colloquialisms had to do with politics and societal differences. I figure as I read more about Victorian times much more of the story will make sense. Kudos to those of you who understood and enjoyed this story.

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reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on
Fantastic Work. A Must Read!
reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on
Good book, very imaginative, I love all the poems in this book!!
reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on + 45 more book reviews
a good classic book filled w/ wonderful poetry a good classic read
reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on
book was good.
ellzeena avatar reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on + 149 more book reviews
"I can't explain myself because I'm not myself, you see."
"I don't see," said the caterpillar.

That just about says it all.
abbykt avatar reviewed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass on + 113 more book reviews
I had fun reading this book. I actually liked Through the Looking Glass better. It had more of my favorite characters and adventures.


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