Peter Pan and Wizard of OZ are both better variations of this story trope. I started Through the Looking Glass, the other Alice in Wonderland novel, but this felt even more detached from motivation than Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and I had to give it up. (Almost.) While I liked reading the original, being only ever familiar with adaptations, and there is an intriguing bizarre-ness to Wonderland that is like being in a dream where things makes sense but not really, I was left the story without feeling anything learned or gained or triumphed. Tolkien with random poetry and verse thrown into his narrative. Alice vaguely wants to 'get to a garden' that she sees, but that is really the only character motivation we see, and she makes it there well before the end of the book. However, when it comes down to it, this is a an adventure that really is just a series of events with no arc or thread. For example, I am a huge fan of Peter Pan. I am generally a fan of children's literature with nonsense magical lands. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Stories Leather Bound Novemby Lewis Carroll (Author), John Tenniel (Author) 2,291 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 7.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Leather Bound 17.29 46 Used from 9.67 32 New from 12.95 1 Collectible from 46. I have mixed feeling about this story, finally reading it as an adult.
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