I have two Boston friends for whom Alice was not only an inspiration, but I think a big part of their marriage. So I plodded through the Looking Glass Wars, book 1, and skipped the second one to move onto book 3. Evidently nothing happens in book 2, because I pretty much feel like I missed a chapter starting book 3.
The initial book was fascinating because it worked on how to combine Alice's real life with her Wonderland life. I learned a few things about her life that I didn't know, but I'm sure Aliceophiliacs would understand. But by the end of the first book Wonderland Alice has created a double of herself in the real world, creating no need to continue her double life. I would have found it much more interesting to have her forced to go back and forth.
But I plan to finish the series out of honor to my friends and because I did indeed become interested in Alice as a person. So for those of you looking for a remix and remaster of Alice in Wonderland, this is a great read.
The initial book was fascinating because it worked on how to combine Alice's real life with her Wonderland life. I learned a few things about her life that I didn't know, but I'm sure Aliceophiliacs would understand. But by the end of the first book Wonderland Alice has created a double of herself in the real world, creating no need to continue her double life. I would have found it much more interesting to have her forced to go back and forth.
But I plan to finish the series out of honor to my friends and because I did indeed become interested in Alice as a person. So for those of you looking for a remix and remaster of Alice in Wonderland, this is a great read.
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