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Don't always get the book read? This book club is for you. Dive into short stories and novellas of all genres. This month's selection is "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Age 18 and up.
If you have the best of intentions about book clubs, but don't always get the book read, this is for you! If you want to try a new genre without committing to a full book, this is also for you. We'll be diving into short stories and novellas spanning all genres. This month we will be reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll in partnership with the Monroe County Civic Theater.
Summary:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.
Through the Looking-Glass is an 1871 novel by Lewis Carroll, a sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), where Alice embarks on a new adventure through a mirror into a world governed by a giant chessboard and populated by talking chess pieces and other whimsical characters.
Please contact Emily Bedwell at ebedwell@mcpl.info if you have any questions about this program.
The Downtown Library is in the heart of Downtown Bloomington, located right on Kirkwood Avenue. It provides a variety of meeting rooms, spaces for children and teens, a digital creativity center, and much more.
