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The Wonderland Collection (Seasons Edition -- Summer)

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Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an audiobook ARC of #TheWonderlandCollectionSeasonsCollection in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and not influenced in any way. I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook but felt that the gaps between the chapters were a little long. I felt the narration by Simon Bub was excellent and kept me engaged throughout. The weakest book for me in this collection was A Tangled Tale but this may just be my personal taste as I am not a fan of short stories.

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It has been years since I visited Wonderland. I still love the story and think the narrator was a perfect choice.

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I really liked the "Alice In Wonderland" and "Through The Looking Glass" books! They made me laugh and reminded me to be playful.
The "A Tangled Tale" stories share a mathematics problem in each section. I like the intellectual stimulation, but I couldn't connect the stories and didn't enjoy this section as much as the first two sections.
I listened to the audiobook, and the narration by Simon Bubb was excellent!

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This was a delightful narration of the classic story - people would probably expect a female voice but the voice of Simon Bubb works well & brings the story to life. I don't think anyone would be disappointed with this version!

Disclosure: I received a copy of this audiobook free from the publisher via NetGalley. Whilst thanks go to the publisher & author for the opportunity to listen to it, all opinions are my own.

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Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. I'll be posting my review on Goodreads and Amazon

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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this copy in exchange for an honest review.
This was a fantastic audio version of one of my favourite books.
Brilliant pace with excellent characterisation.
Having never read A Tangled Tale before this was also an additional delight.

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This audio book includes Alice's Adventures in  Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass and, the less well-known, A Tangled Tale.  This title can be enjoyed by both adults and children, perhaps on a long car trip when looking for something good to occupy one's time.  The imaginative stories will appeal to kids while, as I learned in a class a few years ago, it was the first book to be told from the child's point of view.  The narration is soothing, in a good way.  This is another in a series of classics that has been released by the publisher.  I have also listened to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Persuasion.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title.  All opinions are my own.


Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title.  All opinions are my own.

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Disclaimer: This review is the result of a free copy of the audiobook through Netgalley.com

As a lifetime fan of all things Lewis Carroll and Wonderland, I jumped at the opportunity to revisit the stories in an audio format.

What can I say? I really enjoyed the narrator and his performance in this audiobook. One is able to understand a change in the character throughout.

It was a great way to revisit a much loved story.

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I love all things Alice In Wonderland. I have long adored the story, but it has been awhile since I've read the original text. It was a treat to receive this audiobook! I thoroughly enjoyed the narrator, and the voices he gave to the individual characters. It was a very soothing read to have playing as I work around the house.

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It's surprising to me how we grow up with Disney versions of some stories and just assume we have experienced the full story. This is absolutely true with The Wonderland Collection. Alice isn't trying to find her way home and annoyed by the characters getting in her way. Alice is a child in the midst of dreams and daydreams and Wonderland is an escape from the banality of life as a little girl. The narrator of this version does a fantastic job of bringing life to all the various characters of this childhood favorite and fun reread as adults.

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I love Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I read it as a teen and have loved it ever since, and was happy to get to listen to the story. Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this title! I loved the narrator, it set a great tone for the story. Each time reading (or listening) to this book is like a new experience, and I take something different from the story every time.

The story is deeply but gently satiric, enlivened with an imaginative plot and brilliant use of nonsense. As Alice explores a bizarre underground world, she encounters a cast of strange characters and fanciful beasts: the White Rabbit, March Hare, and Mad Hatter; the sleepy Dormouse and grinning Cheshire Cat; the Mock Turtle, the dreadful Queen of Hearts, and a host of other extraordinary personalities. The tale plays with logic, making the story popular with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre.

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Three Lewis Carroll tales - Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, and A Tangled Tale - rolled into one audiobook. Simon Bubb did a FANTASTIC job narrating, bringing the characters and humor and general bizarre-ness to life!

Alice in Wonderland: 5 stars. Everyone knows this tale, with Alice falling through the rabbit hole into the weird wonderfulness occupied by the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Caterpillar, the Mad Hatter and March Hare, and others. So creative and fun, this is Carroll at his best: the story moves along at a good pace, traveling from one place and character to another in a somehow seamless way, taking the reader along on a curious adventure.

Through the Looking Glass: 3 stars. Alice again finds herself in a strange dreamworld, this time revolving around a chessboard. A bit less creative than AIW, this one borrows some figures from outside of Carroll's own canon (Humpty Dumpty) but introduces others that are unique (Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum); the story plods a bit more here, overstuffed with limericks and poetry and an overabundance of Alice's internal monologue. Still a fun jaunt through a fantastical world.

A Tangled Tale: 1 star. Originally published as a serial with each chapter containing a math problem, this was so disjointed and nonsensical that it became nearly impossible to follow. As my husband said while we were listening to this on a long drive, "this is like a stream of consciousness from someone on LSD."

Overall rating: 3.5 stars

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The Wonderland Stories are, and always have been enchanting. The vivid descriptions keep images in your mind as you read and listen. This collection includes stories beyond the well-known "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass", and they are equally imaginative and delightful. Full of quirky characters on strange adventures.. The narrator in this audio book was ideal. His rich voice keeps you glued to the story. He makes it easy to tell what characters are speaking. I did speed it up a little, but that's just a personal preference. Definitely a must-have classic in your audio library.

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I absolutely love Alice in wonderland so I was delighted to be approved for this audiobook. It contains three classic stories, all of which I enjoyed listening to.

I definitely recommend this one to those who are fans of Alice or those who are experiencing it for the first time.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook to review via Netgalley.

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This was such a great audiobook! Loved revisiting old friends! The narrator did such a great job with this classic collection! 5 stars!

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Abosulty love listen to this classic. This is a brilliant book to listen to and the voice are really soothing.

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I liked the voice of the narrator. Nice to have both books into one audiobook, but not sure why they put the math problems at the end.

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This book is a classic children's book. The narrator did a good job. I absolutely Alice's character. This was the first time listening to this narrator and audiobook. This audiobook is in bookstores now for $20.99 (USD). I would recommend this audiobook to anyone and everyone.

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I love Lewis Carroll's Alice books, and am so glad this collection includes both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. A Tangled Tail is a series of short little stories that are also sort of word math problems and I could honestly take or leave that part.

The audiobook version of The Wonderland Collection is lovely. Simon Bubb's narration is very soothing and pleasant to listen to, and he gives the various characters just enough different inflection to their voices without going into over the top caricatures. .

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I received an advance reader copy of this book to listen to in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

A fantastic collection of whimsical tales from Alice in Wonderland.
This has been one of my favourite books since I was a child and no matter how much I read it I always come away with another piece of the story to mull over. I don't think I will ever tire of reading this book. It was a great experience to listen to it for a change. The narrator had a lovely calm and soothing voice so I found the book a relaxing read.

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