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4.5
It was much better than I was expecting and the "Alice in Wonderland" bit was far from heavy-handed. I would think "Oh, there's this or that person in this world" but it only really happened a few times. It was also one of those things where you wonder are you seeing it there because you're looking for references? Or were the references intentional?
The .5 off is because of the beginning when I almost considered stopping in favor of something else. What kept me reading was wanting to learn mo ...more
It was much better than I was expecting and the "Alice in Wonderland" bit was far from heavy-handed. I would think "Oh, there's this or that person in this world" but it only really happened a few times. It was also one of those things where you wonder are you seeing it there because you're looking for references? Or were the references intentional?
The .5 off is because of the beginning when I almost considered stopping in favor of something else. What kept me reading was wanting to learn mo ...more

Prior to reading this I scoped out the reviews. It seemed that those that hated the book were expecting it to be a refresher on the Alice in Wonderland story, turned zombie. I have to admit, initially I kind of thought that too until I read the description. I think that had the title been different that may have alleviated some of the bad reviews. However I also see how the title fits into the story and I like how Ms. Showalter included little innuendos from the original literature. That said, I
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