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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

★★★
I listened to this on my drive down to SC.  My friend Rob loves the book and wanted to know why I only gave it 3 stars - what did I not like about it.  It wasn't that I didn't like it, I just don't believe in grade inflation. 


It worked as a book to listen to in the car because I was exhausted and Alice has scarcely experienced one thing before something else strange has befallen her.  It's not a long book (only 112 pages according to Amazon), but there's a lot of adventure.  


I think had I read it the first time when I was a kid, I would have liked it more, but as an adult, the shallow plot didn't offer much more than amusement.  That's not a bad thing, as it is, in fact, written for children.  I imagine that someday I'll read it to my kids and they'll love it.
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Rob Lindsey said…
I can totally understand why the book wouldn't hit you like it would if you'd read it when you were a kid. The same thing happened to me with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I didn't read it until I was long grown, and it just fell flat. One of my favorite things about the Alice books, though, is being able to catch references to them in contemporary culture. I welcome you to the club. We're all mad here!
January 15, 2012 at 12:18 AM
turketwh said…
Read it on my Android phone (google books) last year (for first time).. I agree with you: entertaining but not five-star.
January 15, 2012 at 11:31 PM
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