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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1)

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Alice follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit-hole and into a series of extraordinary adventures in Wonderland, a country of crazy logic where the absurd and surreal are the norm. Riddles have no answers, songs turn into nonsense and everything is punctuated with dreadful puns. The animals who live there can not only speak but are positively argumentative; however, the se...more

Paperback, Penguin Popular Classics, 152 pages

Published June 28th 2007 by Penguin Books Ltd (first published 1865)

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Mar 28, 2013 Manny rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children, well-i-think-its-funny, parody-homage, why-not-call-it-poetry, mentions-twilight, story-review, the-goodreads-experience, transcendent-experiences, pooh-dante, life-is-lewis-carroll

"Good gracious!" said Alice, "I do believe I'm inside a review!"

She turned to the Hatter and the March Hare.

"Well, let me see. Here is the title, and here is the date I read it. That must be today. Now I need to explain the plot and the overall point."

"There is no plot," said the March Hare disagreeably.

"And there is no point," agreed the Hatter.

He poured a little hot tea on the Dormouse's nose, making it wake with a start.

"The book breaks new ground," it said rapidly in a high, sing-song voi...more

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Feb 05, 2011 James rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, humor, favorites, victorian-literature

Having just finished Alice in Wonderland, the first thing that occurs to me is that I wish I had read it years ago. I've known the story of Alice for years thanks to Disney and the Mad Hatter on Batman, but for some reason I didn't get around to reading this as a child. While I expected to like it, I never realized what a joy this book would be.

Carroll was a logician, so it should come as no surprise that he uses his expertise in that field to create many hilarious logical fallacies. But what i...more Having just finished Alice in Wonderland, the first thing that occurs to me is that I wish I had read it years ago. I've known the story of Alice for years thanks to Disney and the Mad Hatter on Batman, but for some reason I didn't get around to reading this as a child. While I expected to like it, I never realized what a joy this book would be.

Carroll was a logician, so it should come as no surprise that he uses his expertise in that field to create many hilarious logical fallacies. But what interested me the most was the prose; I could talk for a long time of the clean, beautiful concision of Carroll's writing and of the brilliance of his word games and puns, which obviously influenced Vladimir Nabokov (who wrote a Russian translation of Alice). The way in which Carroll's narrative voice addresses the absurd events reminded me of Kafka's Metamorphosis. Why some would reject the former's unique literary genius while praising the latter's can be explained by the snobbery of those who would reject a masterpiece simply because it's a "children' book."

These things interested the adult reader in me, but Alice is really for children of all ages. Thanks to the animated movie, I knew the characters and I felt like I was being reunited with old friends. I especially felt this during the Mad Tea Party, which I think must rank among the most brilliant comic scenes in English literature. However, Alice proves that books for children need not be dumbed down or sentimentalized. There are some dark undercurrents to the excellent humor (The Queen is obsessed with beheading, to use just the most famous example). And the beautiful concluding paragraph is a startling, Shakespearean meditation on childhood, age, and eventual womanhood. I admit that was a wonderful surprise. And then of course there's the drug use of the caterpillar and Carroll's suggested pedophiliac obsession with young girls. But people who approach Alice as psychedelic literature or a creepy Lolita story, I think, miss the point. However, these questions do add to the depth of the reading experience.

Alice in Wonderland is indeed a rare kind of book: one which can entertain and enlighten both the child and the adult. Carroll's glittering novel hasn't been dimmed in the slightest by time, something that can't be said of the works of many of his contemporaries. Alice's adventures will doubtless fascinate us for untold years to come. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go listen to White Rabbit. (less)

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Dec 07, 2012 Ketab_n rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: كتب-شهر-ديسمبر-2012

تُعد هذه القصة من أهم قصص الأطفال في العصر الحديث ، ولم تُتَح لي قراءتها من قبل ولما رأيتها في معرض الكتاب حرصت على اقتنائها بطبعتها الجديدة ، وهي ممتعة ـ وبالأخص للأطفال ـ ، ولكن تبقى مشكلة ـ كغالب الكتب المترجمة ـ أنها غير موجهة في لغتها لنا فيظهر لنا الغموض في المعنى والضعف في السياق اللغوي ـ لا تناسبنا كقراء باللغة العربية ـ ولعل قراءتها في لغتها الأصلية أفضل وأجدى ، ولو تمكن كاتب من إعادة صياغتها باللغة العربية لخرج لنا بنص بنص بديع فيه من المتعة الشيء الكثير.
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تُعد هذه القصة من أهم قصص الأطفال في العصر الحديث ، ولم تُتَح لي قراءتها من قبل ولما رأيتها في معرض الكتاب حرصت على اقتنائها بطبعتها الجديدة ، وهي ممتعة ـ وبالأخص للأطفال ـ ، ولكن تبقى مشكلة ـ كغالب الكتب المترجمة ـ أنها غير موجهة في لغتها لنا فيظهر لنا الغموض في المعنى والضعف في السياق اللغوي ـ لا تناسبنا كقراء باللغة العربية ـ ولعل قراءتها في لغتها الأصلية أفضل وأجدى ، ولو تمكن كاتب من إعادة صياغتها باللغة العربية لخرج لنا بنص بنص بديع فيه من المتعة الشيء الكثير.
عندي حكم مسبق في تصوير القصص والروايات أنها تفشل العمل الروائي ، ولكن أستثني هذه القصة وقصص الأطفال بشكل عام من هذا الحكم لأن النص مليءٌ بالحركة يعجز خيال الطفل على إدراكه.
من ويكيبيديا
هي قصة للأطفال كتبها الكاتب وعالم الرياضيات الإنجليزي لويس كارول في 1865 وهذا الاسم هو الاسم غير الأصلي لكاتب هذه الرواية إذ كان لا يريد لأحد أن يعرف أن معلم الرياضيات والمتدين يكتب روايات للأطفال فكتبها تحت هذا الاسم بينما اسمه الأصلي الذي لم يندثر بمرور الزمن هو تشارلز دودجسون ، الذي كان عادةً ما يأخذ الفتيات الصغار ليفسحهن ويروي لهم الروايات التي يرتجلها وبالصدفة أتت فكرة أليس التي كانت صغرى الفتيات اللاتي يذهبن معه فقرر أن يكتبها كي لا ينساها ولم يعرف أنها ترجمت لأكثر من 71 لغة حول العالم.

بعض الاقتباسات من القصة
• هل متعة صنع باقة الأزهار تستحق عناء النهوض ثم المشي لاقتطافها ؟!
• كانت تحب التظاهر بأنها شخصان مختلفان ، لكن من غير المجدي الآن إذ بالكاد يتبقى ما يكفي لتشكيل شخص واحد جدير بهذا الاسم.
• لو اهتم كل امرئ بما يعينه لكان العالم يسير بأسرع مما هو عليه.
• إذا لم تكن تعرف الطريق إلى هدفك ، فلا يهم أي طرقٍ تسلك. (بتصرف (
• ليس لديهم قانون وإن وجد فلا أحد يحترمه.
• كيف لك أن تنتهي من العمل وأنت لم تبدأ به إلى الآن ؟!
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Dec 01, 2011 Chiara Pagliochini rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classici-inglesi

“Così rimase seduta con gli occhi chiusi, quasi credendosi nel Paese delle Meraviglie, pur sapendo che sarebbe bastato riaprirli per ritornare alla grigia realtà.”

Quand’ero bambina, c’era un unico cartone della Disney che non guardavo mai con piacere. E questo era, non a caso, Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie. Mia sorella ed io ne eravamo terrorizzate. I fiori pettegoli, la Regina di Cuori, la storia delle Ostrichette. La storia delle Ostrichette! Ma dico, ve la ricordate?
Avevo già letto questo...more

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Dec 17, 2012 Jonathan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic-literature, children-s-literature, 1001-books-to-read-before-you-die, quirky, childhood-book, fantasy, humorous

Whenever I have something to write for university, for personal entertainment or as a review I always start at a basic idea. A single question or thought that I can grow my writing from organically. Sometimes it could be a question such as 'what if Mondays became Tuesdays?' My answer, we'd want Tuesdays to become Wednesdays and so on until we had nothing left but Sundays. In this case as I come back and write this review of a book read years ago my question is: Is Alice in Wonderland really a ch...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Seak (Bryce L.) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

I always have a hard time reviewing the "classics." Not so much because I don't have anything new to say - I have my own impressions - but more because what if I didn't like it? Does that make me poorly read or did I just not get what everyone else got? There's a very good chance of the latter no matter what I'm reading, let's just be honest.

But that's not that I didn't like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I gave it 4 stars as you can plainly see (although you'll see in a minute I actually gav...more

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Sep 25, 2011 Manny rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children, well-i-think-its-funny, why-not-call-it-poetry, parody-homage, celebrity-death-match, life-is-lewis-carroll

For the Celebrity Death Match Review Tournament, The Annotated Alice (6) versus The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (27)

"Let us hear the evidence!" said the King. The White Rabbit opened the letter and began reading aloud:

The Knave of Hearts, he killed some tarts
And kept them in his cellar...

"Stuff and nonsense!" interrupted Alice loudly. "That's not how it goes at all!"

"Silence in court!" said the King. "And you, young lady, will go and sleep with Mikael Blomkvist right now!"

"I shan't!" said Alic...more

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Jan 27, 2013 ميّ أحمد rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: روايات

حين قررت قراءة هذه الرواية كنت أبحث عن كتاب صغير ومسلي وكنت أتوقع سهولة في القراءة خاصة وأن الرواية للأطفال لكنه لم يكن كذلك ليس لسبب سوى أن أغلب الشخصيات في الرواية شخصيات غير منطقية وقد يكون ذلك طبيعيا لأن الرواية قامت على حلم الطفلة آليس وفي بلاد العجائب المكان المناسب لساحة الخيال..

شخصيات الرواية وإن كانت تبدو غير ودية ولامبالية أحيانا متنافرة إلا إنها بلا شك شخصيات ملهمة ومفعمة بروح المرح بسبب غرابة تصرفاتها وحديثها الغير مفهوم والخالي من المنطق الجميع مجنون في هذه الرواية حتى أليس إنساقت ل...more
حين قررت قراءة هذه الرواية كنت أبحث عن كتاب صغير ومسلي وكنت أتوقع سهولة في القراءة خاصة وأن الرواية للأطفال لكنه لم يكن كذلك ليس لسبب سوى أن أغلب الشخصيات في الرواية شخصيات غير منطقية وقد يكون ذلك طبيعيا لأن الرواية قامت على حلم الطفلة آليس وفي بلاد العجائب المكان المناسب لساحة الخيال..

شخصيات الرواية وإن كانت تبدو غير ودية ولامبالية أحيانا متنافرة إلا إنها بلا شك شخصيات ملهمة ومفعمة بروح المرح بسبب غرابة تصرفاتها وحديثها الغير مفهوم والخالي من المنطق الجميع مجنون في هذه الرواية حتى أليس إنساقت لهذا العالم وبدأت تفكر وتتصرف بطريقة هزلية مجارية المشاهد المتلاحقة التي تمر بها

أن أجمل ما فيه هذه الرواية هذا العالم الخيالي الواسع وهذه المخلوقات الغريبة و لغة البراءة التي كتبت بها الرواية
اللغة التي فيها شيئ من السذاجة والتلاعب بالألفاظ
وكان الكاتب من الذكاء ليدرك ذلك فنحن نحب الأطفال لأن هذا ما يفعلونه بالضبط

ومع أنه في الغالب تكون الرواية أجمل وأكثر صدقا وإحساساوتعبيرا من الأفلام المقتبسة عنها إلا إنني حين أتذكر الفيلم الأخير الذي قامت ببطولته آن هاثواي وجوني ديب فإنني لا يمكن أن أنسى الأداء الساحر للملكة الحمراء والملكة البيضاء وصانع القبعات فأنحاز للفيلم ولخيال المخرج .. وهذا غريب حقا

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Aug 01, 2010 Keely rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, reviewed, uk-and-ireland

I think that the failure not only of Children's Literature as a whole, but of our very concept of children and the child's mind is that we think it a crime to challenge and confront that mind. Children are first protected from their culture--kept remote and safe--and then they are thrust incongruously into a world that they have been told is unsafe and unsavory; and we expected them not to blanch.

It has been my policy that the best literature for children is not a trifling thing, not a simplific...more I think that the failure not only of Children's Literature as a whole, but of our very concept of children and the child's mind is that we think it a crime to challenge and confront that mind. Children are first protected from their culture--kept remote and safe--and then they are thrust incongruously into a world that they have been told is unsafe and unsavory; and we expected them not to blanch.

It has been my policy that the best literature for children is not a trifling thing, not a simplification of the adult or a sillier take on the world. Good Children's literature is some of the most difficult literature to write because one must challenge, engage, please, and awe a mind without resorting to archetypes or life experience.

Once a body grows old enough, we are all saddened by the thought of a breakup. We have a set of knowledge and memories. The pain returns to the surface. Children are not born with these understandings, so to make them understand pain, fear, and loss is no trivial thing. The education of children is the transformation of an erratic and hedonistic little beast into a creature with a rational method by which to judge the world.

A child must be taught not to fear monsters but to fear instead electrical outlets, pink slips, poor people, and lack of social acceptance. The former is frightening in and of itself, the latter for complex, internal reasons. I think the real reason that culture often fears sexuality and violence in children is because they are such natural urges. We fear to trigger them because we cannot control the little beasts. We cannot watch them every minute.

So, to write Children's Literature, an author must create something complex and challenging, something that the child can turn over in their mind without accidentally revealing some terrible aspect of the world that the child is not yet capable of dealing with. Carroll did this by basing his fantasies off of complex, impersonal structures: linguistics and mathematical theory. These things have all the ambiguity, uncertainty, and structure of the grown-up world without the messy, human parts.

This is also why the Alice stories fulfill another requirement I have for Children's Lit: that it be just as intriguing and rewarding for adults. There is no need to limit the depth in books for children, because each reader will come away with whatever they are capable of finding. Fill an attic with treasures and the child who enters it may find any number of things--put a single coin in a room and you ensure that the child will find it, but nothing more.

Of course, we must remember that nothing we can write will ever be more strange or disturbing to a child than the pure, unadulterated world that we will always have failed to prepare them for. However, perhaps we can fail a little less and give them Alice. Not all outlets are to be feared, despite what your parents taught you. In fact, some should be prodded with regularity, and if you dare, not a little joy. (less)

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Sep 19, 2012 Barbara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Both children and adults!

Shelves: fantasy

Today, when I met with my Japanese, ESL student, we read from a book containing many short stories, biographies and tales of interest. This book was designed for vocabulary building and to aid in improvement of accent. The story she chose was a greatly abbreviated section from Alice in Wonderland, which clearly pleased her. When we discussed the tale, we were delighted to discover that we had both read this when we were young. We agreed this would be our next assignment. We soon discovered that...more Today, when I met with my Japanese, ESL student, we read from a book containing many short stories, biographies and tales of interest. This book was designed for vocabulary building and to aid in improvement of accent. The story she chose was a greatly abbreviated section from Alice in Wonderland, which clearly pleased her. When we discussed the tale, we were delighted to discover that we had both read this when we were young. We agreed this would be our next assignment. We soon discovered that we had to go to the Children's section, where there were numerous editions, no two alike.

Goodreads apparently has hundreds of listings also. Despite this, my copy, published in 1983 and out-of-print was not listed, so I had to make a new entry. My copy has some lovely, unique illustrations. So now we shall read. I somehow think that these 2 women will enjoy our copies of "Alice"!

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Our progress is slow, because we meet weekly and Hiromi reads aloud. This involves interruptions for pronounciation corrections and new vocabulary words. We also digress when there are passages which evoke discussion. Today we were introduced to the caterpillar,whose name mystified her. When I described this creature, she became quite animated and told me how she had seen them weave silk in Japan. It is such a minute amount. We agreed that we understood why silk is so expensive.

The interesting factor about reading this book as an adult is that we both wondered, despite our love for it, how much we could have understood all of the symbolism and Carroll's subtleties as children. We were amused and delighted when we came upon this passage: "This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought, and it stood for a long time with one finger pressed upon its forehead (the position in which you usually see Shakespeare, in pictures of him), while the rest waited in silence". (p.36, in my copy!)

It is doubtful that I would have picked up Alice to reread, especially because I have so many books waiting for me. I admit, this is a treat!

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“If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

The preceding snippet is just a minute portion of the wisdom and delight we experienced while reading about Alice. Hiromi and I shared precious moments in our reading. It was a very special marvel to me, as her tutor that this book crossed the cultural "divide".

There were many occasions when we laughed together over such oft-quoted witticisms, puns and nonsense phrases like “Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it”, “We called him Tortoise because he taught us”, “No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise”, “She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it)”, “I can't explain myself, I’m afraid, because I’m not myself, you see”, “The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday—but never jam today”, “Sentence first, verdict afterwards”, and “Curiouser and curiouser!”

We were left with some questions, however. Were the King and the Queen of Hearts and other figures political satires?
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Jul 13, 2007 Patty rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: no one

Well, if you really love this book, please do not read on! I really did not enjoy the book, and I'm a little surprised that it's considered a classic. The one thing I did enjoy was that there were many imaginative scenes - all of the different places that she went, like the tea party, the garden, etc. But, the characters were drawn very poorly - they were simply drawn, and most were just annoying (even Alice!). Most of the characters in the great "wonderland" were either cruel, mean or contrary...more

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Apr 23, 2008 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm probably the world's biggest Alice fan. I collect anything and everything Alice whether it's classic style or Disney, doesn't matter. I even named my first child Alice. I have read Wonderland and Looking Glass several times throughout my life and I enjoy them every time. I've read them to my kids too and they like them as well. It's just fun and nonsense. There's no need to deeply analyze the greater meaning deep within the story or to try to figure out the author's motives or anything. It's...more

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Dec 17, 2012 مهند rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ادب-literature

كتاب ادبي يناسب جميع الاعمار وبخاصة الاطفال لما يحمله من خيال بديع
جدير بالقراءة والاقتناء...

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Mar 14, 2013 Karen Booklover rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It was so much fun to finally read the story again and read it out to my little brother!

I know I must have read it sometime when I was really small :):)

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Mar 28, 2013 Arturo Rodriguez rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lewis Carroll - Alicia en el país de las maravillas

LEWIS CARROLL: Obras completas. Prólogo de JORGE LUIS BORGES. (Buenos Aires, Corregidor, 1976)

En el capítulo segundo de su Symbolic Logic (1892), C. L. Dodgson, cuyo nombre perdurable es Lewis Carroll, escribió que el universo consta de cosas que pueden ordenarse por clases y que una de estas es la clase de cosas imposibles. Dio como ejemplo la clase de las cosas que pesan más de una tonelada y que un niño es capaz de levantar. Si no existieran, si no fueran parte de nuestra felicidad, diríamos...more

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Jul 30, 2011 Airiz C rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-from-childhood, classic, fantasy, mythology

I can’t blame readers—especially from the generation I’m a part of—who claim Lewis Carroll is smoking pot or whatever while writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Time and again it’s been dismissed as a childish literary nonsense, a bunch of imagery that has the same appeal as a cheap, colorful ice lolly when it comes to kid’s tastes. While I’m more on the team of readers who think the story’s mostly symbolism, I don’t go so far as to analyze every single bit of picture as an immensely signif...more I can’t blame readers—especially from the generation I’m a part of—who claim Lewis Carroll is smoking pot or whatever while writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Time and again it’s been dismissed as a childish literary nonsense, a bunch of imagery that has the same appeal as a cheap, colorful ice lolly when it comes to kid’s tastes. While I’m more on the team of readers who think the story’s mostly symbolism, I don’t go so far as to analyze every single bit of picture as an immensely significant political symbol or anything. Admittedly, though, I did try to spot shades of Carroll’s being a mathematician and how a church became an inspiration for the book.

Anyway, I enjoyed this book along with its successor, Through the Looking Glass. The chess and playing cards analogies are well-executed, and the anthropomorphic characters, while seemingly two-dimensional and cardboard-like, are actually interesting in some way. And if we’re going to talk about morals, you don’t have to squint to see them—they’re right under your nose, plain and simple.

The art is extremely commendable. I have a penchant for gothic-styled illustrations and whatnots, and this is probably the epitome of said style, at least in a book this short. Now, I only read this book in a few hours slumped in a comfy couch in Powerbooks, but I really wish I could buy it (it costs a bomb, I tell you, but if I’ve had enough bucks back then I probably would’ve bought it). I only discovered the artist when a friend linked a video of “the making” of the book’s illustrations, from drafts and initial sketches to the finished product. Really amazing. However, Alice as portrayed in the text is innocent and curious—a regular child. The art may be misleading, but if you’re a fan or a collector of the Alice books, this is definitely for you.

I love how the spirit of this book is still largely alive nowadays, spawning several spin-offs, modern flicks (the latest of which is Tim Burton’s take on it, where Alice comes back to wonderland/underland as a nineteen-year-old girl) and several other books (i.e. the amazing Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor).
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Mar 29, 2010 Caroline rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, classics, read-in-2010

I'd never read anything of Lewis Carroll's growing up, even with how much I enjoyed the old animated Disney cartoon. As an adult going into a children's classic I'd never read before, I'm always a little wary with how much I'll enjoy it, but I'm happy to say I really did like the whimsical and often nonsensical adventures of Alice.

I knew I'd be in good company when, early on, Alice thought to herself, "and what is a use of a book without pictures and conversations?" Even as an adult, I still hav...more

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Mar 15, 2010 Nely rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own

We all know what happened to poor Alice when she fell down the rabbit hole? Or do we?

This is definitely not Disney's Alice in Wonderland or Tim Burton's wickedly awesome version of the tale. This is it... the real deal.

I've been meaning to read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for a few years now (you'd think I would've read it as a child, but nope, back then I was into Stephen King haha) and I chose this edition in particular because I fell in love with Camille Rose Garcia's illustrations. Wit...more

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May 16, 2013 نــــدي الأبحر rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

رغم المتعارف عليه : أن الروايات المكتوبة تكون أكثر تشويقاً من السيناريو للأفلام أو المسرحيات وغيرها

إلا أن الآية معكوسة تماماً هنا , الفيلم سواء تمثيلي أو كرتوني رائع , الرواية مملة!
ربما الترجمة السبب

علي كلٍ , لويس كارول مبدع ولا يستطيع أحد أن ينتقص من قدره

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" يُقال أنه أصيب بهلاوس جعلته يري كل ما ذُكر ها هنا في الرواية مما يضفي بعض الفكاهة علي القصة "

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Oct 06, 2011 Shell rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the first time I read "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". For decades when I considered reading the book, I decided it was too "curiouser and curiouser!"

In 2009 I received a beautiful new edition of the book, illustrated by Robert Ingpen. His magical illustrations add so much to the story. Also, as I read the book, I kept in mind that author Lewis Carroll was purposely writing dream-like scenarios.

"Alice, a childish story take
And with a gentle hand
Lay it where childhood's dreams are tw...more

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Aug 14, 2011 Sarah rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was curious and curiouser and I just don't get it. So while I admit that the Alice in Wonderland movie doesn't really make a whole lot of sense either, it pales in comparison to this coked out misadventure. I've read that it is entirely unfounded speculation that the author was on drugs when he wrote this, although if I were him I would tell people I was on drugs rather than have them believe this was the work of my sober thought process. Half the time I didn't understand anything the...more

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May 10, 2013 Yousra Ghazy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: سلاسل-روايات-مصرية-للجيب, معرض-الكتاب-2013

عالم مجنون ... أتذكره من خلال مسلسل كارتون كنت اتابعه على التليفزيون المصري، وكعادة التليفزيون المصري العظيم احيانا ما كانت الحلقات مكررة ومعادة أو يتم قطعها من منتصفها فلا تكملها او يتم عرضها بدون ترتيب فتفقد اي قدرة على فهم الشخصيات ... إلا انني فيما يخص هذا المسلسل كنت أكره الدوقة المجنونة وابنها الخنزير وكذلك ملكة القلوب الخرقاء ... وأجد نفسي افكر كثيرا في كيف تنكمش ملابس اليس وتتمدد لتناسب حجمها الجديد في القصة وينصرف تفكيري لتلك النقطة واهمل باقي الجنون الذي اشاهده في هذا الكارتون

قرأت هذا...more عالم مجنون ... أتذكره من خلال مسلسل كارتون كنت اتابعه على التليفزيون المصري، وكعادة التليفزيون المصري العظيم احيانا ما كانت الحلقات مكررة ومعادة أو يتم قطعها من منتصفها فلا تكملها او يتم عرضها بدون ترتيب فتفقد اي قدرة على فهم الشخصيات ... إلا انني فيما يخص هذا المسلسل كنت أكره الدوقة المجنونة وابنها الخنزير وكذلك ملكة القلوب الخرقاء ... وأجد نفسي افكر كثيرا في كيف تنكمش ملابس اليس وتتمدد لتناسب حجمها الجديد في القصة وينصرف تفكيري لتلك النقطة واهمل باقي الجنون الذي اشاهده في هذا الكارتون

قرأت هذا العمل الصادر ضمن سلسلة روايات عالمية للجيب بترجمة الرائع د. احمد خالد توفيق ... والكتاب يضم روايتين محورهما أليس ... الأولى:اليس في بلاد العجائب (1865) والثانية:عبر المرآه (1872) وقبل قراءة الأعمال السابقة قرأت تلك النبذة عن المؤلف وظروف تاليف هذين العملين الذين وجدتهما على قدر من الجنون يناسب شخصية المؤلف نفسه

شخصيات عجيبة ومنطق معظم الشخصيات لا يخلو من سذاجة مفرطة تثير الجنون احيانا حتى لتبدو اليس إبنة السبع سنوات حكيمة زمانها التي قد تفقد عقلها بسبب شخصيات أحلامها

قرائتي للعمل الأول لم يخل من جنون ... فأنا قرات "أليس في بلاد العجائب" باللغتين العربية والإنجليزية(كتاب أليكتروني مجاني متوفر على موقع دار نشر اليكتروني) في نفس الوقت وذلك بعد تنبيه د. أحمد خالد توفيق على مسألة اللعب بالكلمات في النص الأصلي والذي لا يمكن ترجمته إلى العربية بنفس الشكل...كما كنت أقارن الأشعار الغريبة الموجودة في النصين فخرجت بنتيجة لطيفة جدا وهو أن د. احمد خالد توفيق تميز كالعادة في الترجمة فمن المستحيل ترجمة النصوص المجنونة الواردة في النص الأصلي حرفيا فجاء بكلماته الخاصة المضحكة جدا والتي قد تحمل في طياتها شبها بالأشعار الأصلية او على الأقل تحتفظ بروح الجنون الواردة فيها

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منحت العمل ككل خمس نجمات ... نجمتين للعمل الأصلي الذي ربما لا أجده مناسبا للاطفال كثيرا واتوقع لو قرأته لأطفالي ان يثقلوا علي باسئلة لن أستطيع إجابتهم عليها فلا اكمل لهم قرائتها... وثلاثة للمترجم الرائع وكاتبي المفضل د. احمد خالد توفيق(less)

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Feb 18, 2013 lin-lin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-book, fantasy, classic-lit

Sinopsis :

Alice, gadis kecil yang selalu serba ingin tahu jatuh ke sebuah lubang gara-gara melihat seekor kelinci putih yang mengenakan jas dan mempunya jam saku dalam jasnya. Lubang itu membawa Alice ke sebuah negeri yang aneh, negeri di mana binatang-binatang dapat berbicara, negeri yang penghuninya berupa kartu-kartu, belum lagi makanan dan minuman yang bisa membuat tubuh Alice menjadi besar dan kecil. Jadi bagaimana petualangan Alice di negeri ajaib tersebut

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Apr 22, 2012 Michelle Isenhoff rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have never much cared for Alice in Wonderland. Before today, I had never read the book, only seen parts of the Disney movie. But since Alice features in the book I am currently writing, I had to take the plunge. And I found that I still don’t care for Alice.

Before the Victorian era, stories for children were rather rare, and the ones that were published were, for the greater part, instructional and/or religious. But the mid-1800’s brought about a rise in imaginative stories, books written simp...more I have never much cared for Alice in Wonderland. Before today, I had never read the book, only seen parts of the Disney movie. But since Alice features in the book I am currently writing, I had to take the plunge. And I found that I still don’t care for Alice.

Before the Victorian era, stories for children were rather rare, and the ones that were published were, for the greater part, instructional and/or religious. But the mid-1800’s brought about a rise in imaginative stories, books written simply for children to enjoy. It was a novel concept. Many still had a moral point to them, but they were fun.

Alice was written during this time period, and it is very much a celebration of children and childhood. For those who may not know the story, young Alice falls down a rabbit hole where she meets a variety of talking animals, meets the King and Queen of hearts (as in playing cards), and changes size dramatically—several times. It’s silly and nonsensical, without a distinct plot (which is what I dislike about it), but for young children, it really is a wonderland where fantastical things can happen. And adults (including me) can laugh at the logic (or lack of it) and the many humorous word plays Carroll makes. I also particularly enjoyed the variety of clever nursery rhymes Carroll created. (I looked them up, many are parodies of actual rhymes from the era, some of which I recognized.)

Over the last century and a half, Alice has proven immensely popular. Only a year or two ago a new Alice movie came out! But as always, I like to encourage kids to read the original text that prompted all the adaptations, to see where it all began. It’s a very easy listening level, for the most part. The only difficulties are the occasional old-fashioned phrases. (Independent reading level may be about fourth to fifth grade.) The imagination, which is the book’s key strength, is still as relevant today as it was in 1865. In that regard, kids have not changed. If you have one who likes the Alice movies, try the novel.(less)

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Jun 04, 2012 Alexandra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, kinder-jugendbuch, belletristik, book2moviechallenge

book2moviechallenge 2012
3/12: Buch und Film zu einem Märchen oder einem Cartoon

Buch: 5 Sterne
Normalerweise mag ich ja wenige Kinderbücher, aber dieses ist so schräg und abgedreht, dass es auch für mich als Erwachsene höchst vergnüglich ist.
Alice ist ein renitentes, wissbegieriges etwas unhöfliches Mädchen, das von den Figuren in ihrer Fantasiewelt ganz schön auf die Schaufel genommen wird. Abgesehen von den fantsievollen, extrem liebevoll gezeichneten Figuren gipfelt dann auch die Handlung in...more

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Nov 05, 2010 Hayat الياقوت rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

الجميل في الأمر أن الكتاب ملحق به ترجمة ل"عبر المرآة" وهو الجزء الثاني من "أليس فلا بلاد العجائب".

الكتاب فيه اختصار للنص الأصلي كان من المفترض التنويه إليه، كما أن هناك بعض الكلمات العاميّة خاصة في ترجمة الأشعار.

وتظل المعضلة الكبرى في ترجمة هذا النص: التعامل مع اللعب على الكلمات الذي يتفنه لويس كارول جدا، جدا!

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Feb 27, 2010 Cari rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010, childrens, fantasy, youth

Five stars for the story but only three for the artwork, and I split the difference. I probably would have found the artwork much more awesome ten years ago when I was fourteen. Still kind of cool, though, as the artist has talent.

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Jul 02, 2011 Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

This is lovely. I can't believe this was written in 1865! Almost 150 years ago!

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland consists of 12 fairly short chapters. It is a quick read(on my e-reader, each chapter was approx. 24 pages or less).

It is basically whatever you want to see it as. It could be looked at as an influential fantasy, or just the daydreams of a young girl. Either way, it is witty, imaginative and bizarre. (Also, you can tell the author is British, which I love. British wit is my favorite).

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Sep 30, 2011 Nishita Patel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The world of fantasy!

If read with a bit of action, and a bit of imagination, this book can be a favourite book for children, and a exciting story that unfolds in ways that are unimaginable. It's a very exciting book of how alice walks through different phases in the book, and how the events shape the forthcoming events. The Rabbit hole and then onto the pool of tears and so on just makes the imagination of a child (and adult) wonder into a mysterical land! I'd recommend this book when doing the...more

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Jan 05, 2011 Jen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, ya, 2011, own

I really loved this book! I can't believe that it has taken me this long to read it, but I was one of those weird children and this movie freaked me out so I never took the time to read this book until now. I want to watch the movie with Johnny Depp in it so.....what other choice did I have. I do have to say that this book gave me really weird dreams so you should use caution if you are reading right before bed. My husband woke me out one night because I kept yelling I want to be big. I guess th...more

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The Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer.

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