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Rated 5 starsImaginative and fun
An imaginative retelling of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Looking Glass Wars is the "real story behind the story." Many of the familiar characters are still here (Queen of Hearts, the White Rabbit, Tweedle Dee and Dum, the Mad Hatter, the Caterpillar, and of course, Alice herself), but Beddor has also cleverly imagined a host of new characters to flesh out his fantasy world. It's a fast and fun read, and I think not...
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Rated 5 starsA Fantastic Retelling of a Classic! But Not For Kids!
This was a great book but a little misleading. Although talking about Wonderland as a real place and Alice really going there; this is not a cute retelling of Lewis Carroll's famous tale. It has many battle scenes and some graphic violence...which really surprised me considering it is supposed to be for kids ages 9-12. I would advise parents with kids 12 and under to read this book first before giving it to them. I am 24...
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Rated 5 starsWonderful, Amazing, Enchanting, Awesome!!!! Alyss RULES!!!
After reading some of the other reviews I thought I was at the wrong site. They must not have read the Wonderful story I did. I absolutely love love loved this story. I have been an Alice fan for years and I have always searched out other artistic forms of her but when I encountered "Alyss" I was blown away. This book stands out on its own. If you truly love Alice in Wonderland as I do. You will love The Looking Glass...
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Rated 5 starsExcellent
This alternate version of the classic story of "Alice in Wonderland" is a captivating read. Rather than the children's story we are all familiar with, it tells a story of a violent civil war in Wonderland. In Beddor's version of the story the Cheshire cat is an assassin, the hatter is the queen's bodyguard and looking glasses are a method of travel.
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Rated 5 starsAn absolutely brilliant celebration of the power of imagination
Frank Beddor's "The Looking Glass Wars" grabbed me in the first 20 pages, then never let me go. The premise is genius: What if Lewis Carroll (né Charles Dodgson) didn't actually create the story of "Alice in Wonderland", but was actually told the story by his muse (the real-life Alice Lidell), to whom these events all actually happened -- but he got the story wrong -- and here, at last, is the real tale. The way Beddor...
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