I’m loving my new Kindle. Not only is it fun to read books on it but Amazon has a bunch of free books, including Alice in Wonderland. I’m not sure that I’ve read “Alice” so I decided to give it a go.
It is a really good book. The action starts on the very first page when Alice falls asleep and follows the rabbit down the hole. It is a fast paced book with all sorts of twists and turns.
After I got into it I realized that I had read it or had it read to me a long time ago because I remember a lot of stuff that bothered me. How Alice grows and shrinks. She grows so much at one point that she has to put an arm out the window of a cottage and her foot up the chimney. I found that very very claustrophobic and disturbing as a kid and it still weirds me out.
The other thing that bothered me as a kid was the nonsense spoke by the King and Queen and the judge and many of the other characters. That bothered me also. But hey, after years of listening to Hillary and Bill Clinton, George Bush, Sarah Palin, and Glenn Beck I am much better at dealing with nonsensical language than what I was as a child.
What really struck me about the book is Alice progressing from being a victim where she just lets stuff happen to her to where at the last she is controlling events in Wonderland. She learns how to control just how big or small she needs to be by eating on the left or right side of the mushroom and she goes from taking everybody’s crap to where she tells everybody off. I thought that is very cool.
I give the book three and a half stars out of four.
great review! I may have to read this again. It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten it. Funny comparison of Wonderland’s nonsensical language to what we hear in today’s “news”.
I haven’t read it myself but I have it on my Nook. One of those books I always meant to read. Great job on your review Yogi.
One day I will get myself an e-reader…the problem is I really like holding a real book. It will take getting used to, that’s for sure.
As for Alice…never read it, but I do have a copy in my classroom for the students to read.
Amanda @ Ramblings of An Empty Mind
I’ve never been tempted to read that book. Never liked the story in the movie either. Just plain weird! Sounds like the book doesn’t explain any better than the movie.
I’m fascinated to know which you honestly prefer – Kindle or paperback/hardback?
I like my Kindle, too – it’s so great when I’m traveling. We have the video for Alice – the Grandchildren LOVE it. (It’s the old version – very well done.)
I think it’s great you chose to read that book. Nice job on the review.