readingwithgee_'s review against another edition
3.0
This is a collection of short stories inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland which obviously appealed to me straight away. Unfortunately I didn't love it, nor did I dislike it so to say.
Being a mix of short stories and poetry there were bound to be stories I liked and some I didn't, honestly I DID end up disliking more than I enjoyed. They were really quite odd which don't get me wrong, isn't a bad thing, but some were just too odd and I struggled to understand them or get my head around them.
I did however particularly enjoy a couple of stories, including: Wonders never cease, Dream girl, Good dog, Alice! And Eat me, drink me. I liked the fact that some were humerus, some were creepy and some were just odd in a way that I actually quite enjoyed.
Being a mix of short stories and poetry there were bound to be stories I liked and some I didn't, honestly I DID end up disliking more than I enjoyed. They were really quite odd which don't get me wrong, isn't a bad thing, but some were just too odd and I struggled to understand them or get my head around them.
I did however particularly enjoy a couple of stories, including: Wonders never cease, Dream girl, Good dog, Alice! And Eat me, drink me. I liked the fact that some were humerus, some were creepy and some were just odd in a way that I actually quite enjoyed.
chadreadsrom's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
rustbeltjessie's review against another edition
I just couldn’t get into it at the present time. I may return to it later!
kristine_9's review against another edition
2.0
Meh. Some good ones, some bad ones. This would have been better had it consisted of fewer, longer stories.
skylarkblue1's review against another edition
2.0
A very mixed bag. A lot of the stories didn't have much to do with Alice in wonderland other than a random name drop or an out of place quote that everyone uses all the time. A couple of the stories also made 0 sense, even without tying it to wonderland.
I think there was only really 1 story I enjoyed. It was set in Osaka, Japan and felt like it was more based on the film Spirited Away rather than Alice.
For any other dyslexics, one of the stories towards the end has a... Unique.. Writing style, it got very hard to read and I ended up mostly skipping past it after a page. Bad grammar and sentence flow was constant in it.
I think there was only really 1 story I enjoyed. It was set in Osaka, Japan and felt like it was more based on the film Spirited Away rather than Alice.
For any other dyslexics, one of the stories towards the end has a... Unique.. Writing style, it got very hard to read and I ended up mostly skipping past it after a page. Bad grammar and sentence flow was constant in it.
ninij's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
blackangel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
anianneooh's review against another edition
3.0
So many incredible stories all through the lenses of authors from different backgrounds. You see the essence of Alice in Wonderland strung through them while becoming completely different stories.
lovetoread18's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Animal death