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Wonderland by Juno Dawson

19 reviews

the_bookish_owl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm

drugging

strawberry_shortcakez's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Omg I loved it so much. I read it at my library and had to buy my own personal copy because I loved it so much. Love the trans and lesbian representation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

kajoreads's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

The good:

• The premise and the setting were interesting.
• I enjoyed a lot of the commentary around transness.
• The Alice in Wonderland retelling aspect was kinda fun.

The bad:

• There were some weird jokes and descriptions that came across like microaggressions.
• The mental illness rep was questionable at best.
• I wish the MC’s internalized misogyny was addressed better.
• Overall, the book simply didn’t live up to my expectations. The synopsis had me hoping for an investigative mystery. This wasn’t that.
• The resolution was underwhelming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Incest, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

harleyqueen's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

When alice hears that bunny is missing she goes down a rabbit hole to try and find her but is she there or is she just tripping ?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Sexual assault

literarylily's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Cultural appropriation

juliettoliver's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

bunnibelle87's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

enmcurrie's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I personally really enjoyed this book. It was certainly out there, and the plot was quite gritty and dark, dealing with tough themes. I loved the modern spin on the classic, Alice in Wonderland, I thought it was very clever. Dawson’s writing is also great at being able to lighten very dark topics with her humour in an appropriate way. It was very interesting to read about the path of self-destruction that these privileged characters go through as part of society’s (and specifically London’s) elite. The pace is fast, as the plot happens in one weekend. The main character is transgender, which is great as it adds diversity and provides representation. It was so interesting to have a further insight into the life of a trans young woman and how difficult it can be, such as how easy it is for her to be sexualised. 

I think this novel is great, and tackles a lot of important topics. I would recommend to anyone that’s interested!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

alexa_bmn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Deadnaming and Incest