Through the Looking Glass

Author: Lewis Carroll

Publication: New York

P: Why did you choose this book? What were your expectations? Why did you expect what you did? How is the book living up to your expectations?

R: This book is actually a sequel to Alice in Wonderland. The particular copy I have been reading is bound in the same novel as the first book so I figured, why not continue on with the series? I certainly expected the book to have the same characters as the first novel, Alice and Dinah maybe even Alice's older sister. I didn't expect for the characters from Alice's dream of wonderland to be carried over however the Mad Hatter has once again been mentioned in the second novel. They make reference to the fact that he was thrown in jail in Alice's dream and has recently been let out still drinking a glass of tea. I expected the book to maintain the same level of fantasy filled adventure which it has continued to do so far. I didn't expect Alice to once again be dreaming in this novel, however, I was hoping that Carroll has created some sort of new twist in this book. So far readers have not been let in on wether this new adventure is indeed another dream of Alice's or wether she is simply letting us in on a game of pretend she has began to play. I appreciate the same lighthearted humor filled reading this sequel has proven to be however I seem to find it slightly more nonsensical than the first. It could just be that from watching the Disney film of the first novel I knew, to an extent, what to expect as I read and maybe for this one each page has completely taken me off guard simply because I've never been provided with a story line previous to reading. Either way I have enjoied beginning this book as much as the last.