Through the Looking-Glass

Though this book is not much better than Alice's Adventures, the chess motif and theme does make the book much more interesting. With the bossy, dominant Red Queen and the quiet, kind, messy white queen, the book is a study in contrasts.

The interweaving of the Nursery Rhyme Characters and the frequent fish poetry references does provide more continuity and a sense of sequential events than Alice's first adventure. I also appreciated the linking of the cat at the beginning and end of the story.

It does still feel like Carroll did way too many opium pipes in his time.

(First written as Journal Reading Notes in 1999.)

Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll is an exciting piece of literature that is about the same Alice, from Alice in Wonderland. It is when Alice decides to go through a mirror, and on the other side she discovers a completely opposite world; maybe even more than opposite. Discover more about the other side of the mirror by reading this book. It is short and fun to read. It is good for all ages, but children will especially enjoy it.