[net.books] ALICE THROUGH THE NEEDLE'S EYE

ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper) (06/08/85)

              ALICE THROUGH THE NEEDLE'S EYE by Gilbert Adair
                           Dutton, 1985, $11.95.
                     A book review by Evelyn C. Leeper

     There was only one Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but that didn't stop others
from writing passable Sherlock Holmes pastiches.  There was only one Lewis
Carroll, but now someone else has attempted an Alice pastiche--and done an
acceptable job.  While it's obvious that it's not Carroll, this is a
reasonable imitation.  Parts of it are Carrollesque, and it's only when
taken as a whole that you realize that it doesn't fit together quite as
neatly, or contain quite as many puns, as Carroll's work did.

     Unfortunately, it's difficult to tell the plot without ruining the book
(at least partially), so I'll just say, if you liked Carroll's "Alice"
books, try this one.  (The illustrations are nice too.)

					Evelyn C. Leeper
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