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| Original Title: | Heart no Kuni no Alice |
| ISBN: | 1427817693 (ISBN13: 9781427817693) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Alice in the Country of Hearts #1 |
| Characters: | Alice Liddell, Peter White, Julius Monrey, Blood Duprey, Nightmare, Mary Gowland, Elliot March, Vivaldi, Queen of Hearts, Ace, Knight of Hearts, Boris the Cat, Dee the Twin, Dum the Twin |
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Paperback | Pages: 182 pages Rating: 4.2 | 15322 Users | 296 Reviews
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The story in this particular manga, is basically a somewhat violent retelling of Alice in wonderland. It all starts off fairly well, and I was interested in the plot, and how this author was going to make it different to the original. As a huge lover of Alice in wonderland, I was definitely expecting more than this.As you make your way through the book, we introduced to a neverending queue of guys, that seem to love Alice, as well as themselves, and around halfway through, the plot descends into madness. I didn't know what was happening, and the plot became incredibly confusing and lifeless.
Alice, as a character, is fine, but I had no interest in the men running around persuing her. And, I'm not offended by cursing, but, the word "prick" in an Alice in wonderland manga? No, that didn't work.
The best single thing about this book was the artwork. It was wonderful. But, unfortunately, I'm not sure if it is enough to get me to read the next book in the series.
List Containing Books Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 01 (Alice in the Country of Hearts #1)
| Title | : | Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 01 (Alice in the Country of Hearts #1) |
| Author | : | QuinRose |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 182 pages |
| Published | : | February 9th 2010 by TokyoPop (first published July 10th 2008) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Manga. Fantasy. Graphic Novels. Romance. Comics. Young Adult. Media Tie In. Anime |
Rating Containing Books Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 01 (Alice in the Country of Hearts #1)
Ratings: 4.2 From 15322 Users | 296 ReviewsCritique Containing Books Alice in the Country of Hearts, Vol. 01 (Alice in the Country of Hearts #1)
I thought this was a fun manga. It's a modern take on Alice in Wonderland. Alice comes across as likeable, at least in my mind. She finds herself in a strange place and tries to make her way the best she can. The various powers of Wonderland (the Queen, the mafia, the amusement park...) are often at odds with each other, but she visits them and tries to get along. She's kind to those who are kind to her but she doesn't hold back her opinions. There are many, many, young men/rabbit-men/cat-menFollow Alice down the rabbit hole again in the exciting new adventure... manga style. Alice in the Country of Hearts (Vol. 1) is an enticing mixture of the traditional Alice in Wonderland with a new twist. The tale begins with Alice awaking from a dream concerning a mysterious game. Upon telling her sister of the game, she believes that Alice's subconscious is eager for some entertainment, and hurries off to find some cards. Much like the original tale, Alice spies a white rabbit in the distance
Alice in the country of hearts vol. 1 By: QuinRose, Soumei HoshinoThe main character is Alice Liddell, but there are more main characters including Peter White, Blood Dupre, Vivaldi Dupre, Julius Monrey, Boris Airay, Tweedle Dee and Dum, Ace, Elliot March, Mary Gowland, and Nightmare. It starts with Alice and her sister, Alice falls asleep and wakes up to find a white rabbit. The white rabbit takes her away and makes her drink something. She finds out she cant leave The country of hearts yet.
Sister envy: A psychological condition whereby a girl thinks that her sister has got it more going on than she does. See also: sibling rivalryAlice Liddell thinks her sister Lorina is everything she herself is not - Lorina is elegant, pretty, sweet and smart, a girl that any guy in the world could love. Any guy. It's really quite depressing. Maybe there is someone in particular that Alice is afraid is in love with her sister?While waiting for her sister to retrieve a deck of cards for a game
I've been curious about this series for some time. It's a six volume series, but only five volumes were ever released in the US due to Tokyopop going under. Yen Press has since picked up the license, although the volumes won't start to be re-released until next summer.In the meantime, I picked up the first four volumes that my library has. I was never keen on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. I wasn't sure what to expect of a manga loosely based on the story. My conclusion is that the story
The Mad Hatter is the leader of the Wonderland mafia, the White Rabbit kidnaps Alice, and Alice wants out of Wonderland. I love this so far. It's a bit insane, yet beautiful and not over the top. The characters are all delightful (especially Blood and Elliot) and the plot is quite good so far; I think it honors Lewis Carroll very well. I love the art. The outfits are beautiful, and I love the expressions. Read it, it's addicting.
Alice seems a little dull for a central character, and many of the men seemed kind of alike, but there is a lot going on here with the world-building and various half-mentioned plots and relationships etc, so I'm going to read on and find out what's what. Assuming (seeing how long this series runs!) that it ever does becomes clear. 3.5 stars
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