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Jul 31, 2008
Slayermel
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"Alice in Wonderland" started off interesting enough for me, but by the time I got to be a quarter of the way into "Through the looking glass" I was feeling bored and done with it all. I found the lack of actual purpose and story a little frustrating. I love the idea that it's taking place in a dream and the fact that items from her every day life have a place in her dream, but what is her purpose in this dream, her goal? A friend of mine brought up a very good point, she said "In the wizard of
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Though I know this story, I don't know that I had ever actually read the book as a child. It was whimsical and the random capitalization made reading the book an adventure in itself. I don't know that this is a favorite story of mine, but a fun read all the same.
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Jun 30, 2008
Joanie
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Read this as a kid and then again for "Psych of Dreams" in college. The professor's take was that the book was one long lucid dream that Carroll recorded. Definitely a different take on a childhood classic.
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Mar 02, 2008
Massimiliano Mauriello
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Nov 29, 2009
Starcatcher
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it was amazing
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