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91swiftles's review against another edition
3.0
“Aqui todo mundo é maluco. Eu sou maluco. Você é maluca.”
é um livro divertido e muito reflexivo. porém achei o final meio sem nexo, a forma que ela simplesmente acorda de volta no mundo real é bem confusa
é um livro divertido e muito reflexivo. porém achei o final meio sem nexo, a forma que ela simplesmente acorda de volta no mundo real é bem confusa
saschaben's review against another edition
5.0
The Alice books are some of the seminal and formative literary pieces which helped to shape me. I cannot imagine a better way to introduce a young and curious child to logic, and wit, and the sheer possibility of imagination within the realms of language, math, and logic than through these books. On top of that, they provide a window into a rather marvelous victorian past which is quickly fading from common memory, but has too much good in it to let go gently into that good night.
Some books for children are clever, some are wicked, some are funny, some obscure, and some simply fantastical. Most are pablum. The Alice books are all of the above --- except the pablum.
Some books for children are clever, some are wicked, some are funny, some obscure, and some simply fantastical. Most are pablum. The Alice books are all of the above --- except the pablum.
debicates's review against another edition
4.0
Of course I had read Alice in Wonderland. I mean, surely I have. Right? Long time ago. I feel sure I did. Didn't I?
Turns out, I had merely been exposed to its wacky world by way of movies, cartoons, and vast cultural references. Upon my actually reading it and to my pleasant surprise, there is a lot more wackiness in it I never knew about. My favorite new wackadoodle being Bill the Lizard, poor put-upon character Bill that I don't recall ever showing up when being movie-ized.
It's much more delightful than just all those odd talking creatures. As a Math fan, I loved the correct assessment Alice makes that she would never reach 20 while doing her multiplication self-test. (Carroll was a mathematics professor.) And so many puns and word play I was completely unaware of. I mean, a Mock Turtle turtle? That just strikes my funny bone.
Maybe it's because we never outgrow that heeby-jeeby feeling that the world is teetering toward illogical strangeness and could tumble into full blown madness at any moment that Alice resonates over the years and to all ages (I'm 61). Rightly so, too. I mean, there's young Alice -- fallen into a world of livery-wearing fish, flamingos as not-very-cooperative croquet mallets, and schools that teach Laughing and Grief (another funny bone strike!) -- and she plays right along. She faces all manner of disorientation and possible danger with aplomb and curiosity. It's no wonder Alice has lasted so long and in so many ways.
Turns out, I had merely been exposed to its wacky world by way of movies, cartoons, and vast cultural references. Upon my actually reading it and to my pleasant surprise, there is a lot more wackiness in it I never knew about. My favorite new wackadoodle being Bill the Lizard, poor put-upon character Bill that I don't recall ever showing up when being movie-ized.
It's much more delightful than just all those odd talking creatures. As a Math fan, I loved the correct assessment Alice makes that she would never reach 20 while doing her multiplication self-test. (Carroll was a mathematics professor.) And so many puns and word play I was completely unaware of. I mean, a Mock Turtle turtle? That just strikes my funny bone.
Maybe it's because we never outgrow that heeby-jeeby feeling that the world is teetering toward illogical strangeness and could tumble into full blown madness at any moment that Alice resonates over the years and to all ages (I'm 61). Rightly so, too. I mean, there's young Alice -- fallen into a world of livery-wearing fish, flamingos as not-very-cooperative croquet mallets, and schools that teach Laughing and Grief (another funny bone strike!) -- and she plays right along. She faces all manner of disorientation and possible danger with aplomb and curiosity. It's no wonder Alice has lasted so long and in so many ways.
margalida's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
whatmaraloves's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ladybouse's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"we’re all mad here..."
A beautifully, nonsensical way to spend an afternoon. There is no way for me to separate everything I knew going into this story from the story itself. I honestly think reading the book only enhances the world and characters I know and love.
Quotable Quotations 🗣📢
Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
Alice: I don't much care where.
The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.
Alice: ...So long as I get somewhere.
The Cheshire Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.
"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then."
"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. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here."
"Curiouser and curiouser!"
"She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it)."
"If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does."
A beautifully, nonsensical way to spend an afternoon. There is no way for me to separate everything I knew going into this story from the story itself. I honestly think reading the book only enhances the world and characters I know and love.
Quotable Quotations 🗣📢
Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
Alice: I don't much care where.
The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go.
Alice: ...So long as I get somewhere.
The Cheshire Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.
"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then."
"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. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here."
"Curiouser and curiouser!"
"She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it)."
"If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does."
meg_xoxo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ggreywaren's review against another edition
4.0
Poza tym, że Alicja to irytujące dziecko to książka przyjemna.
casadilla12's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0