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The Looking Glass Wars books are a spinoff of Alice In Wonderland, and very clever. Reuben recommended them to me, and now that I'm halfway through the first book in the trilogy I can give one completely worthwhile reason to read this series.
Redd. That Is All.
Redd, who represents the Queen Of Hearts, is completely epic. From what I've heard of Vetrinari from Discworld, "practically every time he opens his mouth is a Crowning Moment of Awesome." Well, Redd is like TLGW's version of Vetrinari. Come to that, almost every scene with her in it turns into a CMoA. Which means, essentially, every second or third chapter.
There are other good parts too. Hatter Madigan, for instance, is cool, and what very little I've seen of Lewis Carroll so far is kind of amusing. The writing is definitely well done. And Dodge is kind of sweet, and Alyss is endearing. (Not Genevieve, though. And I'm not just saying that because of Redd ((although maybe sort of)). Genevieve is FLAT. No personality.) I mean, for me, Redd is basically the reason to read the rest of the book/series, but I recommend these books on all accounts. ...Especially because of Redd.
submitted by Mary W., age 12.22, NJ
(February 12, 2010 - 2:31 pm)
(February 12, 2010 - 2:31 pm)
@Ima -- It's a trilogy.
(February 24, 2010 - 4:49 pm)
And to me, that is very sad. Because it means they have a definite end.
I therefore find myself hoping that Frank Beddor will come down with a case of Ineffectual Trilogy Syndrome (maybe if he hangs around Paolini enough?) and write more.
(February 24, 2010 - 9:43 pm)
Yeah.... Westerfeld did that too, with his Uglies "trilogy". Extras (the fourth book) is dedicated to "All the readers who wrote me to reveal the true secret definition of the word 'trilogy'" or something like that. I never heard that name...that's really good. ITS. :D
(February 25, 2010 - 10:50 am)
So true. :) Sometimes IT'S is a great thing; for instance, if Frank Beddor came down with it I'd be most delighted. In Paolini's case, on the other hand...
(February 25, 2010 - 7:39 pm)
Adams also had a pretty bad case of ITS.
(February 26, 2010 - 5:12 pm)
*gasp*! Yes, I adore Redd also.I love her flesh-eating roses and her infla-rice (I really want to try some of that infla-rice.). I also like the Mad Hatter and how drastically he differs from the original character. I hate homburg Molly, though. I also like the caterpillars (who doesn't love fat slugs who smoke hookahs?), and I like the little girl Alyss, but kind of dislike the older one, though she's cooler in the second book, when she gets smarter and more powerful and stuff. I don't really like the traveling through mirrors. It seems too... common. He could've come up with something cooler. I like his version of the card soldiers and the Cat. I wish I had my own Cat, and I plan on building one. (It is possible. Redd did it, just with her imagination! Therefore, I can too. ;D)
Yeah, these books are grrrrreat. (No, that's really how I say great. err, grrreat. I'm not Tony the Tiger.)
(February 26, 2010 - 5:35 pm)
Yes, Hatter Maddigan is great.
*gasp* You hate Homburg Molly? WHY? I love her!
Traveling through mirrors: He prob'ly could have come up with something more interesting, but mirrors are what Carroll uses in Through the Looking Glass, and these are Alice in Wonderland stories, so....
(February 27, 2010 - 9:37 am)
Hatter pwns.
*omg squee today I got AE from the library squee squee squee*
And yes, DNA suffered from an excellent case of ITS. Westerfield also.
I think I once got an email fwd on Ineffectual Trilogies, from either Adina or my mother...
Live, thread!
Spamboy says krue.
(February 28, 2010 - 7:37 pm)
My tiny little library doesn't have AE. To get Seeing Redd I have to order it online through another library. And apparently no other library in all of my county has AE. I am just going to have force my mom to buy it for me. There are ways this can be done...
(March 1, 2010 - 9:11 am)
Oooh! I am in love with this book, and am waiting for an extremely slow reader to finish Seeing Redd, the second book in the series. It is agonizing!
This book is at the top of my "best books ever" list, which includes Maximum Ride by James Patterson, The Hunger Games by Susan Collins, Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, Ellen Hopkins' books, and some others. If you don't read this book, you are missing out big time, and it's your fault. :)
(March 19, 2010 - 10:38 pm)