Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass (Abridged) Audiobook

" I really don't understand the super high ratings on here. I hated it when I read it years ago, and while I didn't feel the same contempt re-reading it now, it still wasn't enjoyable. While I respected Carroll's ability to manipulate words for his characters' nonsensical tales, I found it difficult to endear myself to any of the characters, so I never really connected with the book. Though young and naive, Alice is a snot, and her continued failure to reach any logical conclusions in a illogical world did little to bring out any sympathy in me. It isn't horrible...yet beyond Carroll's command of the English language, there was little positive content for me. "

" Even though I took such a long time, it was still a good read. It's just that classics take a lot of concentration. "

" Without words, an absolute classic. "

" I've heard the stories all my life so I thought I'd better read it. It is weird. I think the author was making up a story for a child then wrote it all down, but it kind of meanders about. Other children's books are better. "

" Lovley Childbook ! Wish i would have read this when i was a kid ! 4/5 ! Im going to read the sequal :) "

" There are definitely good parts and I see why it's a classic, but at the risk of blaspheming a beloved children's work, I'd say the movie makers created more cohesive stories from Lewis Carroll's nonsense than he ever did. This would be a good bedtime book, as many scenes ramble on and on without making sense or being particularly clever and make no contribution to the plot as a whole. "

" Just a great story to get lost in. Other worlds fascinate me. "

" Love it more every time. "

" I liked a little bit "

" basically a story of a girl so bored she had made up such a fantastic world of finite nonsense. The perils of drugs. "

" I absolutely hated this! It's in the top five worst books I've ever read. "

" Love these two adventures in magic, beauty, and humor. "

" I've read this so many times, I love this book. I do like some of the re-makes. "

" This classic children's tale is darker than the Disney movie. A must read to find out the author's original story. "

" Most wonderful book I've ever read ;). "

" One of my fav novels "

" This edition is excellent. Love the illustrations, though I think that Looking-Glass is much better than Wonderland. "

" This is the most cutest book if ever read "

" I know this is a classic but I didn't really like it all that much. This is one case in which I'd rather watch the movie then read the book. "

" Although this book is imaginative and 'colorful' I never enjoyed it. Too disjointed for me "

" A fantastical kind of book. I think I definately enjoyed the book more than the movie. I have never really knew that there was a second book. It was a neat read. "

" If allowed one book, this. "

" It's a brilliant, somewhat demented story "

" Not the most memorable book, just one of those that one should read in order to expand the imagination. Interesting writing style. Not much to be said about it really. "

" It was fascinating. The adventure, the poems, and the made-up words! "

" I've read "Alice" five or six times. It is my favorite book. "

" First in a long line of classics I should have read ages ago! Delightful and witty, this was far more enjoyable than I expected. The puns were fantastic. "

" Loved this book soooo much - its so random!! My only regret is reading it on my iphone and therefore not getting illustrations I would say if you are going to read this make sure there are pictures go along with!! "

" I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I would think twice about reading it with or to smaller children due to the queen's actions and comments. I could see how that would scare little ones. "

" It takes some perseverance to get through this, and really I checked out after the mock turtle. I don't really understand this book, the ending was abrupt and I'm just glad for disney's version. "

" Reading this on my Kindle - love Lewis Carroll's way with words - unfortuneately, missing the illustrations!!! "

" My only gripe was the way the book was written, but that's a given considering the time it was first conceived.A wonderful tale nonetheless (or series of tales, for that matter). "

" More than the actual plot of the story, I enjoyed watching the though process of the author unravel into such odd charters and scenarios. The dialogue was very entertaining, it made you think about the words in a different way as well. "

" What a curious little book. "