Reviews for Alice

The average rating for Alice based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-05-01 00:00:00 Hirohide Miki It kinda sucks when a Hollywood star writes a kid's book telling readers that money can't buy nothing intangible, while the author is himself/herself worth about 12 million doing movies, albums, etc. Whoopi Goldberg, comedienne, actress, activist and host of the View (for a limited time), seems to know the deal. Which is why her attempt at kid's fiction is about as shallow as you might expect. Her title character, Alice, is in a wonderland of her own devices, with a human friend named Robin (after Robin Williams) and her invisible friend, a white rabbit named Sal who talks like Robert DeNiro. Like any starting author, Whoopi writes what she knows. Alice wants to get rich, so naturally she gets to play a bunch of sweepstakes that are total losers. One envelope she finds in the mailbox may be a winner, or so it says, but Alice and her buds have to cross half of New York City to claim the prize money, whatever it is since, real shocker, the letter doesn't even say how much is won. A harrowing train ride with bad people following her waiting to possess the sweepstakes "win" leads Alice to the claims office....and the truth behind the so-called "win". (Insert a cake from the NYC claims office with the words "Eat Me" and you will have completed the Alice in Wonderland tie ins on your own.) Great writing by Whoopi, but still if she don't walk the walk, maybe she shouldn't talk. At all. Three stars Still curioser and curiouser, y'all.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-09-23 00:00:00 Kent Yoshida I recall reading Whoopi Golderg’s Alice, an urban rendition of Alice in Wonderland while in elementary school. My 5th grade teacher introduced this story to my class and I immediately feel in love and had to just HAD to have this book! I remember my grandmother purchasing this book for me. I think it held such appeal for me because I rarely saw books with girls who looked like me. Alice by Whoopi Goldburg is a children’s fantasy book intended for children ages 6-12. I enjoyed the fantasy tale of a young African –American girl from New Jersey who travels to New York City with her friends to claim her riches with her “winning ticket”. As she braves the mean NYC streets, and people, she soon realizes that her winning ticket is nothing more than a scam and she is already rich-- in friendship and other things money cannot buy. The book is illustrated with and urban flair, and larger-than-life characters. I believe this book would be a great read for any child with a wild imagination.