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Seeing Redd: The Looking Glass Wars, Book 2
- By Frank Beddor
- Genre: Fantasy
Common Sense Media says
More violent battles, less clever than the first.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a violent series, which, of course, is part of its appeal. There are many battles and deaths, and some gruesome moments with fingers bitten off. There's some drinking, cigarette smoking, and drug use.
What's the story?
Having defeated her evil aunt Redd in the previous book, Alyss hardly has time to settle into her rightful role as queen of Wonderland before she is beset on all sides. The king of Boarderland is scheming against her, Homburg Molly is kidnapped, and Hatter Madigan has disobeyed orders and may be a traitor.
Meanwhile, Redd is planning a new assault, and gathering a new army on Earth and in Boarderland, where she may be teaming up with the king. And she has discovered a way to enhance her powers of Black Imagination far beyond Alyss' own formidable White Imagination.
Is it any good?
The Looking Glass Wars was a terrifically original and thrilling new entry in the fantasy field. This second book suffers from the dreaded sophomore slump. Those who loved the first book will enjoy it well enough, but it doesn't have that thrill of the new; the clever literary playing with the Alice in Wonderland story that made the first book so much fun.
Instead we get nearly nonstop battles and scheming. Redd's sojourn on Earth, where she gathers the dregs of humanity (many of whom turn out to be exiled Wonderlanders) is amusing, and the climactic battle is epic and exciting. But there's a flatness to the proceedings that would seem to indicate an author who used much of his best ideas in the first book.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the idea of imagination used as a weapon. What would be its limits? What makes Redd's more powerful than Alyss'? How could it be overcome?
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Really good
It was good not as well as the first and a little gore.Best for 9 and up.
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Great Book but the first was better
This book is very violent. People are killed, children are drugged, and evil is everywhere. This book retells alice and wonderland but the first one is soo much cleaner.
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Awesome book
One of the best books iv ever read; but very violent. i would reccomend it for 11+ not 10. There is a very dark, almost disturbing scene where a bunch of aristocrats drinking alchohol and smoking gather, a man performs a black magic spell, and the skeletons come to life, biting off the fingerss of a man. Later, the bloody remains of the people are swept up into piles on the corner. another bit about a man who can create blisters. he puts his finger on a man's head, a huge blister develops and explodes, blood and pus gushes out, and the man falls over dead. Besides this, the violence isnt very heavy but very consistent. The book shows good moral values, too.
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okay-ish
okay. the first was still better, but this is my favorite series of all time.
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Seeing Redd, The Unneed Squeal To The Looking Glass Wars.
Seeing Redd, by Frank Beddor, is the unneeded squeal to the New York Time's best seller, The Looking Glass Wars. The Looking Glass wars captivated my attention, with its in-depth details and characters that seemed to be perfect by obviously had their flours. Where as Seeing Redd, made me yawn and I often found myself putting the book down to find something else to do. Unfortunately Seeing Redd didn't have the spark that Frank Beddor's first book did, and I think that’s what ultimately fueled my intense dislike for this book.
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A must read!
SO GOOD! A BIT VIOLENT, BUT THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT GOOD! NONE OF THIS "I FELL DOWN A RABBIT HOLE", AD52 WEAPONS ALL THE WAY!
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| Author: | Frank Beddor |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Publisher: | Dial Books |
| Publication date: | August 14, 2007 |
| Number of pages: | 371 |
| Hardcover price: | $17.99 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 10 - 10 |
| Read aloud: | 10 |
| Read alone: | 11 |
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