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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
5.0
It's difficult to review a book in a truly objective fashion, so I don't. I just give my opinion on whether or not I personally enjoyed the book. But this one is a rare exception.
Not only do I personally love this book, but I also have a deep admiration for the influence it has had on literature in the century and a half since it was published.
I love abstract, surreal, absurd fiction. I can't help it. It just tickles my brain in the right way.
Movies like Spirited Away, or games like Ib are the evolution of core features that are masterfully exemplified in this century-old book.
If you're doing a tour of classic books, I highly encourage you to give this one a chance. You might hate it, and I wouldn't blame you for it. It hardly has any plot or characters at all. It doesn't move in any particular direction. Many people just aren't interested in a book like that, and it's ok.
But you can never know if you don't' give it a try, so do so. It's not a long book and, if anything, it will help you understand the modern pieces of art that have been, directly or indirectly, influenced by it, a little bit better.
Not only do I personally love this book, but I also have a deep admiration for the influence it has had on literature in the century and a half since it was published.
I love abstract, surreal, absurd fiction. I can't help it. It just tickles my brain in the right way.
Movies like Spirited Away, or games like Ib are the evolution of core features that are masterfully exemplified in this century-old book.
If you're doing a tour of classic books, I highly encourage you to give this one a chance. You might hate it, and I wouldn't blame you for it. It hardly has any plot or characters at all. It doesn't move in any particular direction. Many people just aren't interested in a book like that, and it's ok.
But you can never know if you don't' give it a try, so do so. It's not a long book and, if anything, it will help you understand the modern pieces of art that have been, directly or indirectly, influenced by it, a little bit better.