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‘If I’d been the whiting,’ said Alice, whose thoughts were still running on the song, ‘I’d have said to the porpoise, “Keep back, please: we don’t want you with us!”’
‘They were obliged to have him with them,’ the Mock Turtle said: ‘no wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise.’
‘Wouldn’t it really?’ said Alice in a tone of great surprise.
‘Of course not,’ said the Mock Turtle: ‘why, if a fish came to me, and told me he was going on a journey, I should say “With what porpoise?’
‘Don’t you mean ...more
‘They were obliged to have him with them,’ the Mock Turtle said: ‘no wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise.’
‘Wouldn’t it really?’ said Alice in a tone of great surprise.
‘Of course not,’ said the Mock Turtle: ‘why, if a fish came to me, and told me he was going on a journey, I should say “With what porpoise?’
‘Don’t you mean ...more
An amazing story for children of all ages. Fantastical imagination with colorful characters and great poetry gets me every time. I reread this again because I want to read Through the looking glass and wanted to make sure this one was fresh in my mind before I did. For as silly as some say this one is, I just can't get these amazingly developed characters out of my mind. From the Mad Hatter, to the Walrus and all those in between, they are all memorable. This is a book every parent should read w
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There is a sense of nostalgia when it comes to reading this book, for me anyway. I always loved the Disney animated movie and when I was a little older I found out it was actually based on a book. I read the book years ago, and was absolutely enthralled. I was a little disappointed to what Disney had done with the story after reading the book. Now years later, after revisiting the book, I am just as pleased as ever. The story is fantastic, unique, and fun. I don't want to spend time analyzing th
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I have been familiar with this tale as long as I can remember.
However, while I love the story, and the escapism that it provides, I was disappointed that the Wonderland world wasn't explored more. I thought that perhaps it had been condensed for the movie/film adaptations as is prone to happen.
But sadly, no. Aside from a couple of instances, nearly everything was included in the movie.
The only new part that did stand out to me was the pig-baby and the home of the Cheshire cat. I never would hav ...more
However, while I love the story, and the escapism that it provides, I was disappointed that the Wonderland world wasn't explored more. I thought that perhaps it had been condensed for the movie/film adaptations as is prone to happen.
But sadly, no. Aside from a couple of instances, nearly everything was included in the movie.
The only new part that did stand out to me was the pig-baby and the home of the Cheshire cat. I never would hav ...more
I started this as a kid and DNF'd it. In the last few years I've read several books that made reference to Alice, so when I had a long car trip and this short book was available, I gave it another chance. Nope. Still not for me. I get nothing from this but a childrens nonsense tale, and not a particularly interesting nonsense tale at that. This may be one of the few books that Walt Disney actually improved.
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Feb 21, 2021
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