Author Frank Beddor puts the book we have known all our lives into our hands and asks us to imagine.what if it was true? What if Lewis Carroll took the very honest words of a little girl trapped in our world, and mismanaged them until they had grown into a different story altogether? In the prologue, we are welcomed into the tale with a very heavy moment between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell. What if it was all real? That's the question that jump starts this storyline. Now, a lot of very amazing authors have written stories inspired by this classic tale, but today I wanted to highlight one that I don't think has received nearly enough recognition. I had a really great hardcover book that contained both stories in one, and it's been so well loved that the binding has come undone. There is something universally fascinating about the way an author can build on a platform, find new ways to express the same thing.Īlice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass were two of my most beloved tales when I was younger. There's something nostalgic about it your inner child's needs are sated by the memories of what you loved about the original story, and your older mind is equally pleased with the way the plot has grown, darkened, and gained more complexity. I am a sucker for a colorful and imaginative retelling of a classic tale. The fact that two out of three of my book reviews (so far!) will now be A Twist in the Tail posts tells you guys something.

The looking glass wars book 3