Wonderfully whimsical and chaotic.

The classic story of "And then I woke up".

Characters: 2.5/3*
The characters were interesting to say the least. There's a reason so many people have tried to rip this story off. My main complaint was that a lot of the characters sounded the same. There was a lack of character exploration from the author that might in part have to do with the amount of characters and limited time to explore them.

Plot: 0.5/5*
This might seem a bit harsh, but this is my main problem with the book. What's the point. So I give points for the inciting incident she falls into a rabbit hole. What then? Is she trying to get home? Trying to solve some sort of conflict. All she does is wander around. It's a good thing it was short because I didn't know how much longer I would stay invested.

Conflict: 1/5*
I assume it was

the part in court where the queen of hearts says off with her head.

But again that moment isn't built up because the characters were all just introduced and it never seems that Alice is in any real peril. 

Setting: 5/5*
This is the reason the books gotten as much attention as it has. The world building is facinating. The author goes into just enough detail that you are hooked but not enough to bore you. This book is simply about exploring the authors fantastical world and honestly it was worth it.

Theme: 3.5/5
This book is chalked full of morels. From don't do drugs to the absurdity of the wealthy. It struggled to have a consistent overarching, but I did like the tie up at the end of keeping that childlike sense of wonder alive.

Overall Score: 2.5/5

I recommend this book to people who love interesting world building.

this was a fun bit of nostalgia to read. the story less about what happens then how the story is written. i enjoyed reading it again, though i admit i think the adaptions do a better job of telling the story than the original. 

I didn't like the style of writing and storytelling. Although I can see that it is a very good story and it unfolds quite quickly. The pace of writing was rather slow. The world in which the story took place was very well done and it wasn't chaotic. Overall, I didn't like the story very well and I didn't read well at all.