First published 1982
Alice follows a White Rabbit down a hole and finds herself in a strange land where nothing follows ordinary rules. She grows enormous after drinking from mysterious bottles, then shrinks to tiny size after eating peculiar cakes. The grinning Cheshire Cat appears and vanishes at will, offering cryptic advice. At a never-ending tea party, the Mad Hatter poses riddles without answers. Playing cards paint white roses red to avoid the Queen of Hearts, who shouts for executions at the slightest provocation. Alice navigates croquet games with flamingo mallets and hedgehog balls, attends a trial where the verdict comes before the evidence, and steps through a mirror into another topsy-turvy realm. She meets Tweedledum and Tweedledee, encounters a backwards world where people live their lives in reverse, and plays chess across a countryside where she must become a queen. This collection also includes Carroll's complete verse, puzzles, and games. Alice discovers that growing up means finding her voice in worlds that defy logic.
Genres: classic-literature, collections, adventure, fantasy, childrens-classics
Vibes: absurdist, dreamlike, imaginative, playful, whimsical
Tropes: alternate-universe, coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water, surreal-journey
Setting: Wonderland, Looking Glass World
Period: 19th-century
1184 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
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