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Any books similar to Alice in Wonderland?
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:45 pm
by Shadowshocker
I'm looking for similar books to Alice in Wonderland to read.
I'm also in need of one for a school research paper with an author not from England nor US.
Any recommendations?
Thanks!
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:53 pm
by saturdayindex
I highly recommend The Phantom Tollbooth. It's similar in that he finds himself transported to a strange fantasy land which is a reflection of our own, but less trippy, more logical-oriented, and about a boy. One of my favorites as a kid.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:55 am
by zeitgeist
the phantom tollbooth!!!!!!! yes! thank you for making me rediscover (and therefore buy) this wonderful movie.
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:57 am
by CoBoC
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:14 am
by saturdayindex
zeitgeist wrote:the phantom tollbooth!!!!!!! yes! thank you for making me rediscover (and therefore buy) this wonderful movie.
They made it into a movie?
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:24 am
by zeitgeist
saturdayindex wrote:zeitgeist wrote:the phantom tollbooth!!!!!!! yes! thank you for making me rediscover (and therefore buy) this wonderful movie.
They made it into a movie?
yes!!!!!!!!!! i just watched the entire movie on youtube! go buy it now
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:28 am
by saturdayindex
zeitgeist wrote:saturdayindex wrote:zeitgeist wrote:the phantom tollbooth!!!!!!! yes! thank you for making me rediscover (and therefore buy) this wonderful movie.
They made it into a movie?
yes!!!!!!!!!! i just watched the entire movie on youtube! go buy it now
I googled it and have been watching them! Awesome...
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:16 pm
by ryetronics
The Company by Robert Littell
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:43 pm
by Cupz
finnegans wake...
but like...weirder
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:14 pm
by Infinite E
saturdayindex wrote:zeitgeist wrote:saturdayindex wrote:
They made it into a movie?
yes!!!!!!!!!! i just watched the entire movie on youtube! go buy it now
I googled it and have been watching them! Awesome...
I loved the phantom tolbooth! Never knew of any movie. Can't get youtube here, but I'll watch that the second i get the chance.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:58 pm
by saturdayindex
Infinite E wrote:saturdayindex wrote:zeitgeist wrote:
yes!!!!!!!!!! i just watched the entire movie on youtube! go buy it now
I googled it and have been watching them! Awesome...
I loved the phantom tolbooth! Never knew of any movie. Can't get youtube here, but I'll watch that the second i get the chance.
Unfortunately, it's animated, but they should make a live action version.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 10:04 pm
by ZX-Pilot
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:29 am
by triststephens
has anyone read 'Automated Alice' by Jeff Noon, thats a good one. This time, Alice falls through the workings of a clock.
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:12 pm
by Pimpanicaille
"Through the looking-glass" would be a great start!
I know that some French academics work on Lewis Carroll's works, you can find some of them here:
http://contrariwise.wild-reality.net/
Did you read "Sylvie&Bruno"? It is also by Carroll and there is also a combination between dreams and reality.
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:29 pm
by Broken_Drum
triststephens wrote:has anyone read 'Automated Alice' by Jeff Noon, thats a good one. This time, Alice falls through the workings of a clock.
Been meaning to read this one for a while, it sounds quite interesting. Cobralingus (also by Noon) is proving quite hard to find a copy of though.
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:13 am
by rick7487
Samedi The Deafness by Jesse Ball.
About a guy who's job is to remember massive amounts of information ends up in a mental hospital for chronic Lying. All the while he's trying to figure out a mysterious epidemic that will occur within seven days.
It is sometimes serious, and other times quite silly, much like Alice in Wonderland.
His second Novel The Way Through Doors is also very good.