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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

By: Lewis Carroll
Narrated by: Harlan Ellison
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This 1871 sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland finds Carroll’s inquisitive heroine in a fantastic land where everything is reversed. Whereas the first book has the deck of cards as a theme, this book is loosely based on a game of chess, played on a giant chessboard with fields for squares. Alice encounters talking flowers, madcap kings and queens, and strange mythological characters when she becomes a pawn in a bizarre chess game involving Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and other amusing nursery-rhyme characters.

(P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Royalty Game Chess
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Critic reviews

“By any reckoning…[one of the] most original works of fiction to emerge from that strange and original time known as Victorian England.”

(Guardian (London))

“The Alice stories are modern psychological fairy tales but also clever mock epics.”

(Camille Paglia)

“This story gets star treatment with renowned fantasy and science-fiction author Harlan Ellison serving as narrator. Ellison’s jaunty reading provides just the right mix of whimsy and awe for the story’s rhymes and clever characters. The pleasure is infectious. Children listening to the bizarre adventures will find plenty to enjoy.”

(AudioFile)

“Now well into its second century, Through the Looking-Glass continues to enchant with its brilliant word plays, sly commentaries on human nature, and wonderful insane logic.

You might not think that an American voice would be the best choice for this very British classic. But award-winning author and narrator Harlan Ellison instantly draws in the listener with his warmth, humor, and obvious affection for the book. You picture him as a jolly uncle sitting by the fire and reading to some delighted giggling children. In this reading, it's okay that he makes the White Queen sound like a Southern belle. The mind-bending trip travels well.”

(SoundCommentary.com)
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Everybody knows the book so this is just about the narration which is quite good, although towards the end he seems a bit tired of it and rushing to finish 😂

Harlan does a good job of the narration

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I certainly wasn’t expecting American southern accents or Mexican accents, morphing into German accents. And what’s with the weird “goat” noises all the way through?
It’s like a car crash - horrifying but I couldn’t turn away out of fascination

Bizarre

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I can’t stop listening to this book every night! I love it sooo much!! ( review from ten year old girl )

I can’t stop listening to this !

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Unlistenable, Alice in wonderland should never be narrated by Americans. Emphasis all wrong, just painful

The worst narration

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I got midway through the Humpty Dumpty chapter and couldn't listen anymore .. The American accents didn't do t for me and it seemed almost , "improvised" rather than read . . An interesting interpretation but as I've never read./heard the book before I found it to be distracting rather than engaging.

Through the looking glass into the USA

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