THE NEXT BOOK DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 2010 AT 6:00 - 7:00 PM IN THE MONROE ROOM OF THE LIBRARY. BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE NOW.
THE BOOK TO BE DISCUSSED IS:
(No, I am not jumping on the ALICE IN WONDERLAND movie bandwagon, it just looks that way!)
I love Carrol's Alice in Wonderland, I have read it about a 1000 times when I was a kid. I have heard about TLGW before but recently I have found a pretty interesting review about this book so now I am want to find out for myself how bad/good it really is.
ReplyDeletethis is the review in case anyone is interested:
http://inthewhat.blogspot.com/2006/11/looking-glass-wars-review.html
I also love the original Alice story and I hope that The Looking Glass Wars aren't as bad as portrayed in that blog. However, I would love to reread the original book as well :) It is a great one :)
Please don't even bother reading the review I have previously sent you! It just complains about the book, but I think the book is good so far!!! :) :)
ReplyDeleteHere's another critical review:
ReplyDeleteA Clever Reimagining of Alice in Wonderland
This book isn’t a retelling of Lewis Carroll’s work, but rather a reinvention of elements of Wonderland. Part of the fun of this book is seeing how Beddor has reimagined Carroll’s world. Caterpillars are sage oracles who live in the Valley of Mushrooms. Tweedledum and Tweedledee are General Doppelganger, the commander of the royal army who can split into two. Jabberwockies are dangerous creatures who live in the Volcanic Plains. Walrus-butlers and frog-messengers tend to the castle, and everyone travels through looking glasses.
This is the first book in a trilogy, so it will be interesting to see how this idea plays out and what other characters will be introduced. Beddor has also created artwork and graphic novels to supplement these books. For example, Hatter M is a graphic novel that follows Madigan on his thirteen-year quest to find Alyss after she lands in our world.
This book is very different in tone from Carroll’s work, with violent scenes and political talk. Although the protagonist is young, this book was not written for a young audience. But anyone who enjoyed Carroll’s work should be interested in how Beddor utilizes it to create a very different story about the power of imagination.
Barbara