Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

What's it about?:
First published in 1865, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was an immediate success, as was its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass. Carroll’s sense of the absurd and his amazing gift for games of logic and language have secured for the Alice books an enduring spot in the hearts of both adults and children.

Alice begins her adventures when she follows the frantically delayed White Rabbit down a hole into the magical world of Wonderland, where she meets a variety of wonderful creatures, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat, the hookah-smoking Caterpillar, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts—who, with the help of her enchanted deck of playing cards, tricks Alice into playing a bizarre game of croquet. Alice continues her adventures in Through the Looking-Glass, which is loosely based on a game of chess and includes Carroll’s famous poem “Jabberwocky.”

Throughout her fantastic journeys, Alice retains her reason, humor, and sense of justice.

 

My thoughts:

Most people have read this book when they were little and have even seen the tons of movies based on this book. And while I have seen the movies, I have never read this book until a few days ago.

Now, I really really loved this book. The characters and Wonderland are written beautifully. I think this is the best fantasy type book for children and even some adults. However, I did give this book 4 stars instead of 5 stars simply because it was a little cheesy and childish which I understand because it is a child's story. I believe if I would have grown up with this book like alot of kids, I would have given it 5 stars easyly.
Number of Pages: 286
Stars: 4