Showing posts with label Lewis Carroll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lewis Carroll. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

I've never been a big fan of Alice in Wonderland, or any of its various spin-offs, to be honest.  I can't say that I've seen Disney's, or anyone's version all the way through.  I've only seen bits and pieces of them.  It might be a good idea to keep that in mind when reading my review.

I didn't particularly care for this book.  This may be because it's a kids' book. The writing didn't appeal to me.  The plot was incoherent and went from random thing to random thing.  There really wasn't any drama, or character development, either.  I think a lot of it was just Lewis Carroll trying to prove how clever he is.  I can see how it would appeal to a younger audience, though.

If you're interested in it, by all mean read it.  Otherwise, I'd give it a pass.

As I side note, I am planning on going on the tour at Christ Church in Oxford eventually.  Even though I didn't enjoy the book, I'm quite certain that I would enjoy seeing some of the things that inspired it.

Click here to view this book on Amazon.