Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass | 
pickA lovely little escape read for today. I don‘t think I had ever read Through the Looking Glass. A reread of Alice has been on my radar since learning Paul McCartney and John Lennon were huge Lewis Carroll fans. The wordplay is great fun.
panI absolutely hate this book. I watched the movies before I read the book. I loved the movies, so I expected the books to be equally as good. To me this book just felt, so lazy. I felt like the author had a great idea, going into the story, and then ran out of ideas, and just came up with the most random and unlikely things to happen. I didn‘t even really seem to be much of a climax. It all just kind of seemed boring.
pickThis was my January #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
I enjoyed the first story more than the second. There are more happenings than what I've ever seen referred to in films etc. Happy I can cross this off. Off to other books.
TBR since 27/4/2011; 239 pages.
pickLily and I enjoyed the wonderful imagery and adventures of Alice! The language is quite old-fashioned and tricky for a young kiddo to understand (honestly I struggled at times), but she rarely asked for clarification, so she seemed to understand enough. 🐇 🕰 🃏 🎩 🐁 🦤 🐢 👑 💭
pick“But I don‘t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.
“Oh, you can‘t help that,” said the Cat. “We‘re all mad here.”
It was fun revisiting this classic again. 🐇
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Although there were a couple funnier/cuter parts, this one overall was an EPIC FAIL.
Glad to have checked off another classic of the list too🙂
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panI‘m really happy to say I read this, since people judged me when I said I hadn‘t. Outside of that, I have little to say about this gibberish.
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I feel like I would connect better & “get it” with this book is I was…let‘s say HAF on something like LSD or shrooms🤦🏻♀️🤣. I‘ve been slowly ✅ opened books lately & this is one I‘m excited to gift once I‘m done. Hopefully the soundtrack (own & LOVED the movie!) will help inspire me to actually read more than 5 pages🤣🤞🏻
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Through the Looking Glass is one of my first reading assignments for grad school, so in prep, I'm reading the first Alice adventure (but I think I'll have tea first 😉🫖)
The stack on my desk today- it varies from day to day but this is what I‘m reading today 😆
Reading this to escape reality. Beautifully illustrated with the original art by Sir John Tenniel. Down the rabbit hole I go 🐇🫖⏱🦩🌹 #classic #wonderland #teaparty #whiterabbit #oxfordworlds #lewiscarroll #alice #curiouserandcuriouser #nonsense #madness
1. I was going to reread Alice‘s Adventures in Wonderland but @AsYouWish gave me the idea to choose a retelling instead. I might do that.
2. Sideways Stories from Wayside School
3. Well my interests are all over the place. I am obsessed with books (obviously), I tap dance, I love hard rock music and metal, I also love Swedish Pop music, I love horror movies but also old classics like The Maltese Falcon. I‘m eclectic 🤪
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We had a mad tea party tonight 🎩 ☕️ 🐭
‘ “Your hair wants cutting , “ said the Hatter. He had been looking at Alice for some time with great curiosity, and this was his first speech ‘ 😂
We are besotted with this #minalima edition , even had a disappearing Cheshire Cat!!
Loving the #fairytalereadingchallenge already 🤩
https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2020/12/28/introducing-the-fairytale-reading-ch...
My daughter “I wonder what he‘s late for” 🐰 ⏱ 🥰
We went down the rabbit hole tonight!! 🤩
“ and what is the use of a book,‘ thought Alice , ‘ without pictures or conversation ?‘
Alice would definitely approve of this 3D interactive beautifully illustrated #minalima edition . I can‘t recommend it enough it‘s stunning!! We had lots of fun making Alice grow 😁
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Very excited as I am really familiar with all the short children‘s fairytales and the Disney stories but embarrassingly never actually read any of the originals.
Hoping to get a few of the twisted tales in too 😍
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pickWell that was delightful 💓A perfect audio to end my 14 day quarantine. Now I‘m ready to rejoin the outside world😷Scarlet Johansson gave a stunning performance for this Audible exclusive🙌🏻 This was my #BookSpin and final book for #ReadingClassics2020
pickI had never formed an opinion on the Disney animated film and aside from that and a casual listen to Jefferson Airplane I never gave much thought to Carroll‘s works. But I am surprised to say I enjoyed my first audiobook foray into Wonderland. Aside from the fantastical images and thought provoking interactions with mad characters, Scarlet Johansson‘s reading is quite good! From the squeakiest dormouse to the gloomiest caterpillar, she rocks it!
pickA few books I finished. I don‘t know if I posted about them.
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, “What road do I take?”
The cat asked, “Where do you want to go?”
“I don‘t know,” Alice answered.
“Then,” said the cat, “it really doesn‘t matter, does it?
The Cheshire Cat in the tagged book.
#fallfinds #felines
I had to give a little extra up-close love to these Alice goodies from @kylienoele 😍 The sticky note set, the adorable makeup palette, and the incredibly detailed makeup brushes are all just too cute! ♥️⏱🐇🃏🌹
Y‘all, my Litsy bestie and soul sister @kylienoele has sent me the cutest birthday package ever!!! So many goodies and little books! The coloring book had me in stitches!🤣💖💖💖💖💖 Thank you again, Kylie! You really get me!
In 1862 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a shy Oxford mathematician with a stammer, created a story about a little girl tumbling down a rabbit hole.
Pick this classic up for my August classic read... I know I‘ve read it before probably as a child. But reading it now is like a new adventure.☺️
After being a huge fan of everything Alice in Wonderland themed, including books (or retellings/reimaginings) I‘ve finally decided to read the actual book
#poetrymatters April 10: gentle
The Crocodile by Lewis Carroll
Although today‘s word is gentle (adjective), I couldn‘t resist using this poem with the adverb form. 😂🐊
#7days7books Day 1
Seven books that left a deep impression on me or changed me.
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Structuring my day around reading and listening to different books. Chapter 2 : The Pool of Tears curiouser and curiouser cried Alice
pick5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was just so delightful I couldn't stop laughing as I read it and I loved all the illustrations. This story was one of my favorite movies growing up and I love all the different adaptations they have made so far. My favorite poem from this book was the Walrus and the Carpenter but a close second is You are old father William
Book shop today. To add to my collection of similar books and the socks to my collection of wonderful socks. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️❤️
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so-soThese books are hard to review. They are for children, but they are so random and jumbled that it‘s like a trip reading them. Especially in Looking Glass, I‘d think that I zoned out and missed something when from paragraph to paragraph the scene/train of thought suddenly changed. You haven‘t missed anything, it‘s just that crazy.
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so-soMan, Lewis Carroll‘s brain was a weird fucking place. In general, this was amusing & fun, but it was even more bizarre than the adaptations. I never knew that the Disney version combined AAiW & TtLG into the one film. And I‘m now very impressed w/what they did with it b/c a major drawback for me w/the book is how haphazard & unconnected it was, more like a series of vignettes. And I think it was just a bit too weird 😜 But enjoyable enough! 3/5 ⭐️
I have of course seen various adaptations of this about 100 times, but I‘ve never actually read it, and it feels like a good time to do so. Work is.........uuugghhhhhh this time of year and I really need something fun and silly and light. #nowreading
This is a timeless tale that is always great to read to the kids in the classroom.
pickAlices Adventure is a traditional literature tale that follows a girl that is a story of curiosity. Curiosity can lead you in many ways and this charming story is an excellent representation of it.
“Why, sometimes I‘ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
1. Never tired of this one!
2. Smartwool socks year-round, just vary the thickness
3. 5,728' Mount Rogers in my home county
4. Oysters, mussels, any kind of shell boogers 😖
5. Yes! I'm Zuul from Ghostbusters
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pickAlice in Wonerland has always been one of my favourites, and anything based off of it. However nothing beats the original, with such a weird and quirky storyline. I'm pretty sure this book is one if the most well known books ever, especially since there is such a big fan base over it.
This is the 5th time I've read it...
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Walked to the grocery store in Venice to get coffee and now we are enjoying it on the balcony before starting our day.
Day 27 - #Adventurous #AliceAdventuresinWonderland #LewisCarroll #AugustABC
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children.
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