Through the Looking Glass
4 journalers for this copy...
An English edition of a popular children's (and not only children's) classic. A delightful read to give wings to your imagination.
Reserved for the 1001-library project. I wonder who will be the next to be charmed by this lovely book!
Thanks so much for your donation lamelemon!
This book is now part of the 1001-library. If you want to take this book from the library but don't know how to proceed, please refer to the 1001-library bookshelf.
I just found a new reader for this little one :) It'll be on its way to soffitta1 this week.
In the mail, on its way to Spain :) Enjoy, soffitta1! :)
Thanks for sending this, I recently read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, so was happy to see the second book in the library. Be sure to check out my availables from the library, too.
I recently read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, a rather strange experience reading something you know so well because of adaptations. Through the Looking Glass is different, there are parts which I knew very well, in fact I can recite a lot of The Jabberwocky and The Walrus and the Carpenter. (My inner geek was pleased that I had learnt the correct pronunciation of The Jabberwocky as outlined in the book.) There are a lot of less familiar sections, parts which are often left out of the adaptations which usual condense the two books into one.
Alice is in the parlour with her cat Dinah, who is washing one of her kittens. Alice muses about the world on the other side of the mirror, and, climbing on the mantle-piece, makes her way into it. (I must apologise to the Red Queen for daring to say that Alice made HER way!) This other world is not like ours, things seem to run backwards, it seems to be based on a chess game, no doubt inspired by the set Alice has in her world. In order to make it back, Alice must advance from pawn to queen by crossing the squares. Of course, through the looking glass, that is not as simple as it sounds.
On her journey, she meets many strange and familiar creatures, which find her just as strange. There is a lot of muddles, mainly brought about by the play on words, such as an absurd, but amusing conversation about seeing nobody on the road. Alice says she sees nobody, which impresses the king, who remarks “I only wish I had such eyes […] to be able to see Nobody! And at that distance!” Indeed this wilful misinterpretation of the young girl's words is a device often used in the book, one which adds to its charms. Things also work backwards, the consequences of actions are felt before the action takes place, leaving Alice bewildered as she travels on.
There are more well-known figures in this book, those from other stories, such as Humpty Dumpty and the Lion and the Unicorn, as well as those famous from the adaptations, such as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and a return of the Mad Hatter.
As with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, it is the combination of words and images that make the book so memorable, so charming. This is a book to amuse children and adults alike, great fun and deservedly a classic.
I recently read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, a rather strange experience reading something you know so well because of adaptations. Through the Looking Glass is different, there are parts which I knew very well, in fact I can recite a lot of The Jabberwocky and The Walrus and the Carpenter. (My inner geek was pleased that I had learnt the correct pronunciation of The Jabberwocky as outlined in the book.) There are a lot of less familiar sections, parts which are often left out of the adaptations which usual condense the two books into one.
Alice is in the parlour with her cat Dinah, who is washing one of her kittens. Alice muses about the world on the other side of the mirror, and, climbing on the mantle-piece, makes her way into it. (I must apologise to the Red Queen for daring to say that Alice made HER way!) This other world is not like ours, things seem to run backwards, it seems to be based on a chess game, no doubt inspired by the set Alice has in her world. In order to make it back, Alice must advance from pawn to queen by crossing the squares. Of course, through the looking glass, that is not as simple as it sounds.
On her journey, she meets many strange and familiar creatures, which find her just as strange. There is a lot of muddles, mainly brought about by the play on words, such as an absurd, but amusing conversation about seeing nobody on the road. Alice says she sees nobody, which impresses the king, who remarks “I only wish I had such eyes […] to be able to see Nobody! And at that distance!” Indeed this wilful misinterpretation of the young girl's words is a device often used in the book, one which adds to its charms. Things also work backwards, the consequences of actions are felt before the action takes place, leaving Alice bewildered as she travels on.
There are more well-known figures in this book, those from other stories, such as Humpty Dumpty and the Lion and the Unicorn, as well as those famous from the adaptations, such as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and a return of the Mad Hatter.
As with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, it is the combination of words and images that make the book so memorable, so charming. This is a book to amuse children and adults alike, great fun and deservedly a classic.
This book is now back on the 1001 library bookshelf and can be borrowed by PMing soffitta1:)
If you want to take this book from the library but don't know how to proceed, please refer to the library bookshelf.
Taken from the Euro 1001-Library VBB.
Chosen from the Euro 1001-Library VBB.
Journal Entry 10 by Tubereader at Bruxelles / Brussel, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium on Friday, May 27, 2011
The book has arrived (really fast!) and it is a perfect size to carry it and to be read on public transport so I think I'll read it soon!
Thanks soffitta1 for sharing! Once I finish it it will go back to the 1001 books library.
Thanks soffitta1 for sharing! Once I finish it it will go back to the 1001 books library.
Journal Entry 11 by Tubereader at Bruxelles / Brussel, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium on Friday, August 12, 2011
I finished reading the book just before leaving on holidays and then forgot to journal it, so I am putting things straight now and have PMed the 1001-library to send the book back to them for other bookcrossers to enjoy!
As for soffitta1, it was great to re-visit a book that I have seen adaptations before. Although that was quite a few years ago, so I didn't remember very well the story. I did have some flash-backs when reading the book, but what I enjoyed the most was how it was written. I must say that the language used is beautiful and I did like a lot reading all the "games" that are played with words (like the one that soffitta1 mentions in her journal entry).
Thanks for sharing and I hope the book will find a worthy home soon!
As for soffitta1, it was great to re-visit a book that I have seen adaptations before. Although that was quite a few years ago, so I didn't remember very well the story. I did have some flash-backs when reading the book, but what I enjoyed the most was how it was written. I must say that the language used is beautiful and I did like a lot reading all the "games" that are played with words (like the one that soffitta1 mentions in her journal entry).
Thanks for sharing and I hope the book will find a worthy home soon!
This book is now back on the 1001 library bookshelf and can be borrowed by PMing Tubereader:)
If you want to take this book from the library but don't know how to proceed, please refer to the library bookshelf.
