50 books to read before you die discussion

February group read

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Can't wait to get started on this'!!!!

I read both of the Alice in Wonderland books last year. This is the brief review I wrote of it then:

Everybody knows Alice in Wonderland from the great Disney animated movie, but the film is based mostly on the first book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with only a fraction from Through the Looking Glass (Tweedledee and Tweedledum, for instance.) Through the Looking Glass is where Carroll published Jabberwocky. I'm not a poetry person, but Jabberwocky is so whimsically wonderful. I've known it my whole life, even though I hadn't ever read this book, in which Humpty Dumpty tells Alice of the meaning of some of the unfamiliar words in Jaberwocky. I never even knew that Alice was acquainted with Mr. Dumpty. I give it extra credit, a fourth star, because of that marvelous poem. O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

I was always wary of this book as a kid. As an adult, the rumors put me off.
I've incidentally seen the garden where the real Alice played.

Buck wrote: "I read both of the Alice in Wonderland books last year. This is the brief review I wrote of it then:

Everybody knows Alice in Wonderland from the great Disney animated movie, but the film is base..."

O frabjous day! I don't know how many times I've started to use that when writing, and then thought that people might think I'd lost my spelling gene.

Karlyne wrote: "Buck wrote: "I read both of the Alice in Wonderland books last year. This is the brief review I wrote of it then:

Everybody knows Alice in Wonderland from the great Disney animated movie, but the..."

This one is interesting to come back to.

Not really a kid's book...

Karlyne wrote: "O frabjous day! I don't know how many times I've started to use that when writing, and then thought that people might think I'd lost my spelling gene. "

If they don't know about Jaberwocky, they're probably not too keen on spelling either.

Buck wrote: "Karlyne wrote: "O frabjous day! I don't know how many times I've started to use that when writing, and then thought that people might think I'd lost my spelling gene. "

If they don't know about Ja..."

Twas brillig and the slivy troves...no, it's "slithy toves," dang it! Funny how those lines stay with you...

I have this in a beautiful children's poetry book, and the kids love it. "Come to my arms, my beamish boy" gets them every time! In fact, I think that's what I'll yell when dinner's ready tomorrow.

I must say I found this book dull, with the writing style not to my liking.

I do like the concept, though.

Yeah I agree with you Erin, I liked the idea but I found Alice irritating.

I finally read this. I didn't care for it. Very dull and made no sense. I know it is supposed to be like that because it is Wonderland but it wasn't done in an interesting way. Alice was a brat too.

I found the plot rather hard to keep track of, as the book didn't really make sense, and although this was part of the concept I found it a little frustrating as the reader.

I read the book last year and remember having many of the same thoughts that are being expressed here. It was hard to get into the plot, but then I am no longer a child. I found myself wishing I was reading the book with a child. Also, I was wondering if I would have enjoyed it as a re-read if this was a book I had read as a child. Last year was the first time I read the book.

The book is a classic and classic becomes classics for a reason. What is it about this book that makes it so good. I saw a vivid imagination and language. Anything else?