But THAT’S PRACTICALLY THE SECOND HALF OF THE SAME BOOK. No “one of my favorites.” This one is it, y’all. I have this wholeeeee five star review below, but i'll quickly say that nothing makes me happy and fulfilled and whimsical like this book does. Sooooo important to remember that even in a nonsense-world, nothing is more illogical and annoying than outdated monarchical structures and the incompetence of the judicial system. This one is a ton of fun but impossible to compete in a universe that contains the walrus and the carpenter. i wanted to relish it but my dumb suddenly-illiterate brain refuses to allow me to!Īlso: "Alice did not much like keeping so close to her: first, because the Duchess was very ugly." vibes. Well, it's actually day 14, so i might as well mess around and finish this book already. What can i say? not all my opinions are unpopular. and "we're all mad here." huge quote for people with watercolor tattoos and hot topic graphic tees. especially when alice is like "this baby is like a star-fish" and looks down and boom.īut! cheshire cat appearance. The baby-turning-into-a-pig thing is honestly objectively terrifying. my goodreads challenge is beginning to appear to stare back at me, like the void or one of those scary crusty small white dogs. I've never been slumped like this and at this point i am Frightened. maybe because these look so goddamn delicious? I don't know how the little EAT ME cakes manage to sound so good with virtually no description, but they do. The titular mouse's tale / mouse tail pun here.one of the greatest of all time i dare say. Update: not yet, but we did get our first curiouser and curiouser.slay. i'm terribly slumped - the kind where it literally never occurs to you to read and then when it does you're like.am i physically capable of doing this? how did i ever make these words enter my head? at one chapter a day, this and its sequel (THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE), which i see as a continuation of the first more than a separate book, can be read in 24 days! this teeny tiny children's classic is so dear to me - whether you want a light fairytaley read or a thematically rich toughie you can analyze all day long, you can find either experience in this.įilled with whimsy, imagination, and the bittersweet nostalgia of dreams and childhood, i never tire of this - and i get something new from it with every read. Join our book club to join the project!! follow on instagram here or join the discussion here.Īs we start things off, i'll include the cheesy declaration of love i wrote when announcing this pick in our book club discord: However, this book is not long, and it's not intimidating, and personally i will be reading this AND the sequel at a chapter-ish a day. We are BACK (and a week late) for Project Long Classics, in which elle and i tackle a long intimidating classic in small chunks for an entire month. Might be my best month/title pun since middlemarch march. Welcome to.ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN SEPTEMBERLAND. With the curious, quick-witted Alice at its heart, readers will not only rediscover characters such as the charming White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter and the grinning Cheshire Cat but will find fresh and wonderful creations of these characters by a true master of his art, images that will live in our hearts and minds for generations to come. Published 200 years after the birth of Alice’s first illustrator, Sir John Tenniel, also the political cartoonist of his time, Chris Riddell's illustrations set a new bar in terms of excellence with his unique, rich and evocative interpretation of Carroll's world. This edition presents Lewis Carroll's complete text, with new illustrations from Costa Award- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Chris Riddell. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic.įirst published by Macmillan more than 150 years ago, Lewis Carroll’s iconic story has been loved and enjoyed by generations of children. Chris Riddell's brilliant new full-colour illustrated Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition.
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