My initial impulse upon reading this was to promptly reach for my phone and search for "recreational hallucinogens of the 1860s" on Google. However, after a moment's thought, I made a different decision.

I chose instead to simply soak in the wonder and amazement that comes with an imagination that knows no bounds. There is something truly magical about allowing the mind to roam freely, unencumbered by the need for immediate answers or explanations.

By not asking too many questions, I can fully embrace the creativity and innovation that lies within this limitless imagination. It is in these moments of awe and inspiration that new ideas are born, and our understanding of the world around us can be expanded in ways we never thought possible.

So, rather than seeking quick solutions or facts, I will choose to let my imagination run wild and see where it takes me.

**"Alice in Wonderland: A Whimsical and Enduring Classic"**

Absurdo, ridículo, infantil. But, for some reason, all of this works for me. Since Alice descends through that hole and begins her strange experiences, entertainment and fun have never been lacking.

➤ "Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality."

The characters are ICONIC. Alice, with her innocence and shrewdness, enriches the story with her conversations with various and eccentric personalities, very different from each other: from the unpleasant caterpillar, the mysterious Cheshire cat, and the authoritarian Queen of Hearts to the crazy Hare and the Hatter. Each one has a distinctive characteristic that makes it, undeniably, unforgettable. The scene of the "mad tea party" I loved.

➤ "Who on earth am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!"

The play on words and intelligent questionnaires only contribute to this entertainment. The apparent nonsense along with the metaphors is something that characterizes this book, in addition to exposing the author's incredible imagination and his control over words. I am impressed by the fact that it is already over 100 years old as it does not seem an outdated reading.

➤ "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."

I suppose it has many meanings. I have read several analyses about it. As far as I'm concerned, I have no idea what all these things could mean. Is it a journey that represents the growth and discovery of the identity of children/adolescents? Is it a portrayal and criticism of the contemporary era of the writer? Does it have a sexual connotation!? What I do know is that I love it. Maybe I'm as crazy as its characters... or maybe I'm just very childish. Yes, probably.

In conclusion, all these elements are what make Alice in Wonderland a classic: it confounds and amazes at the same time, it has incredible characters, it is funny and hides metaphors and meanings that are left to personal interpretation.

As my uncle once said:

"Eh". This simple utterance held a world of meaning for him. It could convey surprise, confusion, or even a hint of doubt.每当他说出这个词，仿佛都在向周围的世界抛出一个小小的问号。

Sometimes, it was a response to something unexpected that had just happened. Other times, it was a way for him to express his lack of understanding. And yet, there was also a certain charm to his "eh".

It was as if he was using this one word to engage in a silent conversation with those around him. It invited others to pause and think about what he might be trying to say. In a way, his "eh" became a part of his unique personality.

Even now, when I think of my uncle, that one word comes to mind. It serves as a reminder of his presence and the impact he had on my life. And although it may seem like a small thing, that simple "eh" will always hold a special place in my heart.

My attempt to learn Icelandic solely through reading persists with the Icelandic translation of Alice in Wonderland, yet another of my cherished books. I have now completed my initial pass and am returning to the beginning, painstakingly copying it out and running it through the diminutive corpus script we are developing. I have amalgamated the texts of the two books. This enables me to obtain a snapshot of the familiarity of the vocabulary on the first page of Alice, which I have just finished copying:

[From Litli prinsinn]

[Original review, Aug 12 2018]

As depicted in the image, numerous words are in red, signifying that I have not encountered them previously. However, many are in black, indicating that I have seen them more than five times and likely know them. I am progressing well enough to get by and commence making guesses. Here is my interpretation of the first paragraph:

Lísa was becoming rather bored of sitting idle with her sister on the ?brekkunni. Once or twice she had glanced into the book her sister was reading, but there were no pictures or conversations. \\"And what is the point of a book,\\" thought Lísa, \\"if it has neither pictures nor conversations?\\"

As can be seen, I believe I guessed everything except the mysterious brekkunni.

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[Update, Aug 14 2018]

I am astonished to observe how much I am learning simply by copying out Icelandic text, and have been pondering whether I can explicate the efficacy of this process in terms of a formal model. Once more, I believe that deep learning theory may assist me in comprehending what is transpiring.

First, let's examine a naïve argument that purports to demonstrate that copying out text cannot teach you anything and identify what is amiss with it. If you haven't attempted it yourself, you might assume that copying is a purely mechanical operation; you look at each character in succession and strike the appropriate key after each one. That is how a laptop copies a file. But I am not a laptop. In reality, I look at the text on the page in front of me and endeavor to remember a small portion of it; then I divert my attention to the editor window and attempt to type out what I can recall.

If I did not understand the words at all, this might end up being similar to what the file-copying routine does. But I do understand Icelandic to some extent, and the better I understand it, the longer the chunk I can remember. If I am copying a long word I have never seen before, I may only be able to hold a few letters in my memory at a time, and I will need to look at the word two or three times to copy it out. But at the other extreme, if I am copying a short sentence where all the words are already familiar to me, I may be able to hold the entire sentence in my memory and then write it down without looking at the text again. Since I am lazy and wish to copy as swiftly as possible, my mind is tricked into understanding longer and longer chunks of text.

The curious thing is that this is almost precisely what an autoencoder does; it is a neural net that is trained on data where the output is the same as the input. If neural nets had a global perspective of what they were attempting to learn, the autoencoder could see that all it needs to do is copy the input one character at a time. But in fact, the neural net learns in a manner similar to the way people learn, by making small incremental adjustments in the direction of increased efficiency. They can never make the big leap to the minimal solution; instead, they figure out ways to compress the input into larger chunks. This is what makes autoencoders useful.

Maybe those old-fashioned rote-learning methods weren't actually so bad after all?

I highly recommend Alice's Adventures in Wonderland if you have a penchant for crazy adventures!

A rabbit hole serves as the gateway that leads Alice into a truly strange and magical world. In this world, the laws of logic seem to have been completely thrown out of the window, and nothing makes sense.

There are talking animals galore, engaging in the most absurd conversations. The mad tea parties are a sight to behold, filled with chaos and eccentricity. And then there's the very grumpy queen, who adds an extra layer of drama to the proceedings.

This book is brimming with quirky characters and wild situations that had me thoroughly entertained from start to finish. It's a captivating read that will transport you to a world of pure imagination.

Anyone who has a love for fantasy and enjoys getting lost in imaginative stories will definitely fall head over heels in love with this book! -Teen Volunteer, Adhyyan R.

This Year's Steampunk Festival in my little town is going to have an Alice in Wonderland theme!

The Wackadoodle world of Alice in Wonderland is just a perfect theme for Steampunk! It combines the奇幻 and the Victorian era elements so well.

This book was a favourite of mine when I was younger, but it has been many years since I last read it. The edition I have isn't the one I originally read. Mine was from an omnibus of a slightly dodgy publisher who has used this ISBN on multiple books. However, it does feature the wonderful Sir John Tenniel's artwork, although without proper acknowledgement.

Anyway, the book is still clever, hilarious, jolly good fun and full of outrageous puns! The quotes from the book, like the one from the Gryphon about lessons, always make me smile. I had a silly smile on my face the whole time I was reading this! It really brings back memories and makes me excited for the Steampunk Festival with this amazing theme.

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She addresses the silent child within each of us.

She leads us into the rabbit hole. After our size diminishes, and the rabbit follows us. We are all amazed by the land of wonders. Where Alice transitions from the world of childhood to the world of adulthood. And her awareness sprouts from beneath the earth.

We learn with her that we must submit to the rules with awareness and compassion.

Lewis Carroll is the pen name of a university mathematics professor. Therefore, his story did not pass as a children's work.

The symbolism and multiple layers are what distinguish Alice's journey. The adventures are fun for both the big and the small. The characters are symbolic. Their speech is philosophical with two faces.

Of course, I will do everything differently today. Because yesterday I was someone else.

Of course, the rabbit is the guide. And the caterpillar symbolizes wisdom and control of size according to the degree of Alice's awareness.

The novel is filled with hilarious discussions that do not lack logic. And Alice has remained for 150 years a witness to the eternal childhood within each of us.

I really enjoyed this classic. It is something that I had unfortunately missed while growing up. However, now that I have discovered it, I am truly amazed. This classic has an abundance of valuable lessons that are highly applicable to people in their everyday life.

For instance, take the scene where the Cheshire Cat appears. When Alice asks him where she should go, it is a question that many people in real life often find themselves asking. So many individuals in life don't have a clear sense of direction. They are lost and end up settling on one arbitrary direction, hoping that it will lead them to where they want to be.

Lewis Carroll is truly a master of his craft. His ability to create such a unique and engaging world, filled with memorable characters and profound messages, is truly remarkable. Thank you, Lewis Carroll, for creating this wonderful classic that continues to inspire and teach generations.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll –

I have just completed reading a plain Kindle version of this renowned book. My main intention was to rejuvenate my memory of this classic. As a child, for reasons unknown to me, this book failed to spark any interest within me. Strangely enough, none of the film versions managed to capture my attention either. I was completely enamored with Winnie the Pooh, along with all the traditional fairy tales. I adored reading my mother's Bobbsey Twins books.

Perhaps due to my lack of connection with this book during my childhood, I never presented it to my own children with great enthusiasm. I assume we read the book together at some point, and I'm quite certain we watched the animated movie version several times. However, my son had no interest in the book whatsoever, and my daughter was more inclined towards very modern stories.

In conclusion, I can barely recall what all the commotion was about regarding Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. As I am about to embark on reading a historical fiction novel centered around Lewis Carroll, I thought it might be beneficial to read this book beforehand.

Sometimes, I question whether some of the books that were read to us as children were truly intended for children. After reading this book as an adult, I can understand why it has received so much praise and why it has been analyzed extensively. But, as the saying goes, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. I believe that while there were some puzzles and riddles within the book that only the brightest of children could solve, it was essentially a fantasy tale, full of whimsy and delight. However, as is often the case with such stories, it also had a touch of bittersweetness and poignancy.

Sometimes, it is beneficial for a person to read books that are touted as children's novels, even when we have long outgrown such things and our own children have grown up and are now preparing to read to their own children. I spent a little time lost in a classic story that I now find more appealing than I ever did as a child.

I briefly perused some analyses of the book and discovered that there are numerous theories regarding alleged allegory and the enigma that is Lewis Carroll. I could only grudgingly agree with one or two of the theories, and the idea of drug experimentation, which was a common belief among those of my generation, did not convince me at all. Still, some of the other theories seemed equally far-fetched. So, I suppose, like any other book, it is up to the individual to decide how they wish to interpret this book.

4 stars

0.5 Stars

Review:
This might be an unpopular opinion, but I truly have to be honest here. This book sounded exactly like something I could have written when I was ten years old. Back then, I was just being "creative" and jotting down whatever random, made-up things popped into my mind as I went along, without having any real understanding of plot or characters. According to my personal rating scale, a half star indicates, "What on earth did I just read?" And I never in a million years thought I'd have to use this rating, yet here we are. I can't help but wonder if this book wouldn't be as popular as it is if it weren't already considered a classic. Literally, all that happened was that Alice grew and shrank a few times. She met one creature, then another, and then yet another, and so on. And none of the things that any of the creatures said made any sense at all. At one point, a baby竟然turned into a pig and ran off into the woods. There were also numerous songs and rhymes throughout the book. And that was the end. Am I missing something? Maybe if I had first read this as a kid and felt a sense of nostalgia, I might feel differently. The only positive aspect I can mention is that it had a few lines that were so absurd that they actually managed to make me smile. But for the most part, I would summarize my thoughts with this oddly perfect quote from the book:

"I don’t believe there’s an atom of meaning in it."

\\n  Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight\\n

How much I have benefited from reading it.

I watched the Disney movie in my childhood. I have revisited it with my children and now finally I have read the work of Lewis Carroll.

I thought I was going to find a beautiful known tale and I have found a beautiful different tale. In fact, I have enjoyed it as if I were discovering the story for the first time