Rating: Summary: A Wonderful Book Review: Wonderland is a truly fascinating place to read about. I love the illustrations in the original versions---and HATE the later illustrations that were done as the book was published over and over. In fact, I once tried to read a copy from the 1980's but I couldn't go on with it because the pictures were bothering me. Luckily, there's really only one freaky illustration in the original version, and that's the picture where Alice's neck is very long. It's a bit disturbing. But the book is well written and a good adventure story, too. I love the characters. They're very interesting."'Well, then,' the Cat went on, 'you see a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.'" - "The Chesire Cat", Alice In Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll Come to think of it, the Chesire cat illustration is actually quite creepy as well. But it's not a big deal or anything. The whole book's just weird fun. Where in the world did Mr. Carroll think of all this? The Mad Hatter? The Queen of Hearts? The Duchess and her pig baby? Alice herself is a considerably strange character. All in all, aside from a couple of creepy illustrations, the book is wonderful. Everyone should read it once in their lifetime---it's worth it.
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