Over the past few days, I decided to read one of the free books that I downloaded on my nook, to really get a feel of how it is to read on it. One of my free books was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and the second book Through the Looking-Glass. I've read the first book a few times, but I haven't read the second one yet, and I was curious to see how these books matched up against the popular Disney movies.
I love these books, for the magical, imaginative, and interesting quality that they both possess. There are so many elements that are completely odd, and yet they say something about our society, how we name things, why we say certain phrases, etc. They are so quick and on spot, that I don't think children would understand them at first, but as an adult I picked up on so many of them. I've always loved the movie from Disney, but now after reading the two books, I realize that cartoon movie is a combination of the two books. Which is interesting, but I think they picked some of the better parts of the books, and put them together. The second book was good too, but I thought it was much harder to follow than the first one, and it just skipped around in my opinion, and it felt rushed compared to the first one. The newest Disney movie, in my opinion tries to pick up where the second book left off, and you see characters that weren't really in the books or only had small parts before.
All in all, it was good to read these classic books finally, and get a better judge on how they are represented in film. They were fun, quick reads, that make sure you are paying attention in many parts. The cheshire cat is still my favorite character from the books and from the movies, he is so cool.
On another note, I found this amazing website that uses the entire text of a book to make a poster. They have done mostly the classics, and these look amazing. I would love the Alice's Adventure's one, the Frankenstein one, and the Wonderful Wizard of Oz one as well. They are moderately priced, and as paper books are starting to disappear, this is a great reminder of the written word. You can find them at: http://postertext.com/products/alices-adventures-wonderland.
Rating: (out of seven stars)
I love these books, for the magical, imaginative, and interesting quality that they both possess. There are so many elements that are completely odd, and yet they say something about our society, how we name things, why we say certain phrases, etc. They are so quick and on spot, that I don't think children would understand them at first, but as an adult I picked up on so many of them. I've always loved the movie from Disney, but now after reading the two books, I realize that cartoon movie is a combination of the two books. Which is interesting, but I think they picked some of the better parts of the books, and put them together. The second book was good too, but I thought it was much harder to follow than the first one, and it just skipped around in my opinion, and it felt rushed compared to the first one. The newest Disney movie, in my opinion tries to pick up where the second book left off, and you see characters that weren't really in the books or only had small parts before.
All in all, it was good to read these classic books finally, and get a better judge on how they are represented in film. They were fun, quick reads, that make sure you are paying attention in many parts. The cheshire cat is still my favorite character from the books and from the movies, he is so cool.
On another note, I found this amazing website that uses the entire text of a book to make a poster. They have done mostly the classics, and these look amazing. I would love the Alice's Adventure's one, the Frankenstein one, and the Wonderful Wizard of Oz one as well. They are moderately priced, and as paper books are starting to disappear, this is a great reminder of the written word. You can find them at: http://postertext.com/products/alices-adventures-wonderland.
Rating: (out of seven stars)
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