Alice's Adventures in Wonderland vs Through the Looking-Glass: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Alice, Fairy Tales, Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
“Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English children's novel by Lewis Carroll. A young girl named Alice falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic…
2 film adaptations
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Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized in the fairy tale genre. It is the sequel to Alice's…
2 film adaptations
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has the widest readership — 451550 ratings behind its score.
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 785 times.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
451550 ratings vs 5589 for Through the Looking-Glass
New to the genre?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Challenging vs Demanding for Through the Looking-Glass
Want the literary heavyweight?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
cited 785 times vs 2 for Through the Looking-Glass
Scores by source
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Through the Looking-Glass | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (451550) | 4.0 (5589) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (1239) | 4.0 (922) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (130) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (2695) | 4.0 (1832) |
Reception
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Through the Looking-Glass | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 451550 | 5589 |
| Editions | 3547 | 1379 |
| Citations | 785 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 2 | 2 |
| Want to read | 191133 | 63818 |
| Reading it now | 22423 | — |
| Written reviews | 22713 | 5589 |
| Wikipedia attention | 63739 | 21976 |
| Pages | 181 | 94 |