I almost love the fact that no one compares to carroll. But instead of being the critic that most people are, I'm totally fine with that. and that is what I want when I read a book about alice, but like suess no one can actually imitate carroll. I mean lewis carroll isn't that different from dr. I mean you totally lose the important tone of alice in wonderland in this, which is of course that although she is stupid and innocent she is like the shit. I think in fact she is the female version of peter pan.īut when I think of alice I don't think of this:ĭo you want to know a secret? if you put alice in a book I will love it no matter how bad the book actually is I am obsessed with alice and wonderland, then way that I'm obsessed with peter pan. I felt bad taking it from her, but I NEEDED it. Karen sacrificed this book to me cause I was so excited when I saw it.
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