Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 

by Lewis Carroll

Publisher: Puffin (2008)

176 pages, Paperback (Purchased Myself for $3.95)

Book Rating: 4 Stars

Content Ratings:

Violence: Mild-Moderate-Brutal

Swearing: Clean-Light-Filthy

Sexual Content: White-Pink-Red

Summary:

A young girl, named Alice, falls asleep and dreams of a crazy world full of enchanted creatures and confusing adventures, beginning with a trip down a rabbit hole.

My Thoughts:

This story was pretty much what I expect a drug trip might be like, with abrupt changes and things that in general don’t make any sense. The characters were definitely interesting, and Alice was an engaging narrator; being a very responsible, articulate child. There were a good many passages that were above the understanding of my boys (to whom I read the book) and a few passages that I felt a bit harsh or violent, but the flow of words was so poetic throughout the book, that regardless of what they meant, the words were pretty to listen to, and I think my boys appreciated that at least.

Edition Notes:

This Puffin Classics edition included illustrations by John Tenniel. I loved the old-fashioned, slightly sinister-looking illustrations!

Quotes:

“—if you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison,' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.” -Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself—” -Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

“Curiouser and curiouser!” -Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

“‘If everybody minded their own business,' the Duchess said in a hoarse growl, 'the world would go round a deal faster than it does.’” -Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

“—it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” -Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Movie Adaptations:

Alice in wonderland (1951)

Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn

TV Rating: G

My Rating: 5 Stars

Adaption: Verbatim-Tweaked-Veiled

Eye Candy: Plain-Pretty-Sultry

Alice in wonderland (2010)

Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter

Movie Rating: PG