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I read it because portions of the book are used as examples in a bunch of philosophical things (eg Humpty-Dumpty's idea that when he uses a word, it means exactly what he chooses it to mean). Obviously it's a children's book, but it's interesting and the dream-like landscape is genuinely scary - a queen constantly calling for executions is a scary thought no matter what the outcome - and creative. Each set piece has is its own fascinating idea and some are laugh out loud funny.
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Dec 09, 2008
Cheryl
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it was amazing
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass were such delightful stories! Walt Disney definitely took some liberties as he brought Alice's story to animated life. Carroll's playful use of the English language was so much fun. The characters are all so memorable. This is, again, a story written to be enjoyed by children with some much deeper messages meant for the adults who are reading. This is another of those children's classics that I wish that I had read long ago! It would
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A work of literary nonsense written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantastic realm populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures.
For years I felt guilty about never reading it. I tried again this year. It's just awful. In fact, for once, the Disney movie might even be better. Probably that makes me some sort of heretic, but there it is!
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Jun 01, 2014
Robyn Gail
marked it as to-read
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