marimoose's review
4.0
This graphic novel pretty much acts as a direct adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, dialogue and scenery and characters all, plus smatterings of extras, etc. For those who haven't read the stories, I'd definitely say pick up this graphic novel, because the illustrations are lovely and helpful and canonly, vividly rich!
book_nerd_1990's review
4.0
I really loved the illustrations in this graphic novel. While I enjoyed Through the Looking Glass, especially the flowers in the garden, I liked Alice in Wonderland better.
wanderlustlover's review
4.0
This made me so happy. No, it couldn't do the whole of the entire book of either, but it did so much of both. And it kept so much of the storyline and so many of the quotes. And the artwork really worked for me so much. My heart was so intrigued and happy.
leor3ads's review
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
dr_ju's review against another edition
5.0
I have to admit I am greatly biased as Alice's stories are my favorite tales. The illustrations were beautiful, they reminded me of some childhood Russian fairy tales book.
I liked how the emotions of the characters surfaced abruptly and their madness was much more expressive than the regular playful silliness you see in other adaptations . It is the kind of book you can read as many times you like and get the same satisfaction out of it. Now these wonderful illustrations are a good reason to do it even more often.
PS. Recommended along with any Pink Floyd album.
I liked how the emotions of the characters surfaced abruptly and their madness was much more expressive than the regular playful silliness you see in other adaptations . It is the kind of book you can read as many times you like and get the same satisfaction out of it. Now these wonderful illustrations are a good reason to do it even more often.
PS. Recommended along with any Pink Floyd album.
kiramekihoshi's review
4.0
Easily the best Alice graphic novel. I love Erica Awano's Tenniel-inspired illustrations. This edition includes the entire 4-part comic of both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. She even illustrated A Wasp in a Wig!
sammymantha's review
3.0
I love the Alice stories and have read them several times before, so I thought I'd love a graphic novel version. I did not. The art style was pretty enough, but I felt like I kept getting lost in it. The story itself is so much nonsense that distilling it down into individual frames, so that often the story in one frame is completely different from the one next to it, made it harder to follow.
hdbblog's review
5.0
What a simply perfect graphic novel adaptation! Yes friends, this is an actual adaptation that sticks to the classic that we all know and love. No retelling, no reimagining, just adding gorgeous illustrations to an already wonderful and whimsical story. I can't tell you how giddy I was upon realizing that Alice's adventures would be intact. There's something so satisfying about seeing things that were only in your imagination, brought to life by people who understand how important they are.
Leah Moore's artwork is a little less colorful than I originally expected, but the more I read the more I realized how well it fit the story. The muted colors lend themselves well to the dreamlike quality of Alice's rather strange encounters. I must admit, Alice herself really steals the show in terms of character illustration. She's utterly adorable, which makes her that much easier to follow along with. She is set against characters with mad grins, warped faces, and slightly terrifying bodies. That beautiful contrast between her world, and the one she has found at the bottom of the rabbit hole, is perfection.
I do believe that this would be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of anyone who has a soft spot for Alice in Wonderland. Journeying along with her, reliving the magic of Wonderland, it's all made that much more satisfying by the addition of these gorgeous panels. I just goes to show, in the right hands a graphic novel adaptation can be brilliant. I'm just glad Leah Moore understood that.
Leah Moore's artwork is a little less colorful than I originally expected, but the more I read the more I realized how well it fit the story. The muted colors lend themselves well to the dreamlike quality of Alice's rather strange encounters. I must admit, Alice herself really steals the show in terms of character illustration. She's utterly adorable, which makes her that much easier to follow along with. She is set against characters with mad grins, warped faces, and slightly terrifying bodies. That beautiful contrast between her world, and the one she has found at the bottom of the rabbit hole, is perfection.
I do believe that this would be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of anyone who has a soft spot for Alice in Wonderland. Journeying along with her, reliving the magic of Wonderland, it's all made that much more satisfying by the addition of these gorgeous panels. I just goes to show, in the right hands a graphic novel adaptation can be brilliant. I'm just glad Leah Moore understood that.
divinefolly's review against another edition
3.0
This was a beautiful graphic novel but very hard to read. Graphic novels are already really choppy but the non-linearity of the story just made it impossible to follow
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