This thread is for the dicussion of the Alice series. That being Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There.
I ca'n't say for sure which book I like best. The Disney version of Alice in Wonderland borrows some of the best parts of Through the Looking-Glass. But I think the second is my favourite, especially chapters 6 and 8.
Those being Humpty Dumpty, wherein Alice mets who else but Humpty Dumpty, who is ultimately doomed to fall off the wall, upon which he sits, still delivers some ever so delightful lines of dialog. And of course he explains portions of one of, if not the greatest example of how not to write a poem, the Jabberwocky. However that being said, were it not for this poem, Paladins in Dungeons and Dragon would not be able to go around decapitatin monsters with Vorpal Swords, such like the protagonist of the Jabberwocky poem does.
And my second most favourite chapter would be "It's my own Invention". The chapter in which Alice mets a Knight who whenever his horse stopped (which it did very often) fell of in front and, whenever it went on again (which it generally did rather suddenly) he fell of behind. While the Knight has loaded the saddle of his horse with all manner of strange contraptions and objects he proves that everything, even in a backwards world, has a purpose.
But I feel I must also spend some time to speak of the first book. I'm not here to analyse the drug references as there is more than I can care to count, plus I am not a huge fan of overanalysing anything, I prefer to be entertained, which the first book does very well.
I love the character of the Cheshire cat. His smile lingering behind after his body dissappears, and his one dialog with Alice where he he gets alice to answer her own questions. That was literarly awesome.
But I also like the character, the Hatter. Yes, if you have read the book, nowhere does it actually say he is mad. We as readers have merely assumed him mad (he, along with the march hare make an appearance in the second book, but Alice doesn't recognise either one). What kind of person goes around with the price tag still on their hat?
But I must get back to the rest of the forums, so I leave you with one final thought, remember what the dormouse said.
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-Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth.
Through the Looking Glass has always been my fave of the two... i remember reading these when i was a kid... i just found free audiobook versions of them online read by fans of the books (the audiobooks are not illegal versions, they are really free to download because the books i guess are public domain... they have alot of classic novels on that site too)...
Hardly the noteworthy reply I had hoped for. Here I was thinking someone might actually want to discuss the series and it's infulences on pop culture, or how they wish people today spoke like the did in the books and not just post, what is in essence, "yeah I read that book" and that is the end of it.
This is defintely one of my favourite series of books from my childhood, that I still continue to read as often as I can (the others are Narnia and LOTR). It may not be medieval fantasy, but it's characters are all very well written and identifiable (if you sort of weird and have an odd sense of humour), or just enjoy a bit of nonsense.
On a side note, I wouldn't mind some sort of reference to the series in a Dablo game, much like how the Forgotten Tower (Countess) quest is a nod to Elizabeth Bathory.
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-Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth.
I ca'n't say for sure which book I like best. The Disney version of Alice in Wonderland borrows some of the best parts of Through the Looking-Glass. But I think the second is my favourite, especially chapters 6 and 8.
Those being Humpty Dumpty, wherein Alice mets who else but Humpty Dumpty, who is ultimately doomed to fall off the wall, upon which he sits, still delivers some ever so delightful lines of dialog. And of course he explains portions of one of, if not the greatest example of how not to write a poem, the Jabberwocky. However that being said, were it not for this poem, Paladins in Dungeons and Dragon would not be able to go around decapitatin monsters with Vorpal Swords, such like the protagonist of the Jabberwocky poem does.
And my second most favourite chapter would be "It's my own Invention". The chapter in which Alice mets a Knight who whenever his horse stopped (which it did very often) fell of in front and, whenever it went on again (which it generally did rather suddenly) he fell of behind. While the Knight has loaded the saddle of his horse with all manner of strange contraptions and objects he proves that everything, even in a backwards world, has a purpose.
But I feel I must also spend some time to speak of the first book. I'm not here to analyse the drug references as there is more than I can care to count, plus I am not a huge fan of overanalysing anything, I prefer to be entertained, which the first book does very well.
I love the character of the Cheshire cat. His smile lingering behind after his body dissappears, and his one dialog with Alice where he he gets alice to answer her own questions. That was literarly awesome.
But I also like the character, the Hatter. Yes, if you have read the book, nowhere does it actually say he is mad. We as readers have merely assumed him mad (he, along with the march hare make an appearance in the second book, but Alice doesn't recognise either one). What kind of person goes around with the price tag still on their hat?
But I must get back to the rest of the forums, so I leave you with one final thought, remember what the dormouse said.
This is defintely one of my favourite series of books from my childhood, that I still continue to read as often as I can (the others are Narnia and LOTR). It may not be medieval fantasy, but it's characters are all very well written and identifiable (if you sort of weird and have an odd sense of humour), or just enjoy a bit of nonsense.
On a side note, I wouldn't mind some sort of reference to the series in a Dablo game, much like how the Forgotten Tower (Countess) quest is a nod to Elizabeth Bathory.