Looking Glass Wars, The

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Item number (ASIN): 1405216476
Author: Frank Beddor
Edition: Export Ed
Format: Import
ISBN: 1405216476
Manufacturer: Egmont Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 224
Package Dimensions: 118 x 598 x 827 (hundredths-inches)
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd
Binding: Paperback

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Average Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

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- A good children's book
This book is fun and entertaining, but written a little simplistically. But it's a great read for children, probably aged 10-16 who have good imaginations.

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- Completely missed the mark
I just plain didn't get this book, and I really, really wanted to love it. I pushed myself to page 100 before I gave up the cause. Not only did the writing never engage me, the story was so loosely based on Alice in Wonderland that I would hardly call it a retelling of the same book. Yes, some of the characters had the same names, but they were completely up-ended--the Mad Hatter a martial artist? The White Rabbit a dottering old scholar? Come on, now; at least try to preserve a hint of what made us love the book in the first place. It seemed more like the author wanted to capitalize on the popularity of Alice in W. in order to get his book published. The book read like a record of gory, political strategy and there was nothing to pull me in. So disappointing.

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- A thoroughly enjoyable twist on a classic tale...
While this is classified as "young adult" fiction, any adult with an imagination and even a little memory of the Lewis Carroll tale can't help but to appreciate this enlightening twist on the familiar story. We come to find out that Alyss (the real spelling of her name) is less than impressed with - and even infuriated by - Carroll's rendition of her story, which at the time she believed would serve as a cry of help for someone to show her the way back through the Pool of Tears to become Wonderland's rightful queen. From the battle between "white" and "black" imagination, to the incredibly creative (and at times hilarious) descriptions of the characters and their abilities and weapons, to Wonderland's imagination parade, travel and communication systems, this new tale is one that is completely enjoyable and a great fantasy "get away." I am most of the way through the second book, "Seeing Redd," and am enjoying it just as thoroughly.

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- Zzzzzz.....
Not a lick of character development in this book, which makes me not give a hoot about what happens to anyone in this story. This book reads like a Cliff's Notes version of what a better book could be. It reads like he just wanted to get his ideas down on paper as quickly as possible, get it to the publisher and cash in. The story is rushed, the plot is rushed and his descriptions of the characters and world around them couldn't be less vivid. This thing needs a reboot by another author.

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- Looking Glass Wars
I thought this book was okay for a one time read. It had a very unique take on Alice in Wonderland, which I really enjoyed. There is a lot of information regarding wonderland that is crammed into this book, but all the decriptions were great.