Insanity : The Million Copies Alice in Wonderland Retelling!

Insanity is yet another book that I read without realizing that it was horror, but it didn’t come as much as a shock as Wink did. And I have to say, that I enjoyed Insanity a lot more because of the psychological aspects that mixed with mystery.Everyone here is mad. Here being the Radcliffe Lunatic Asylum. Alice Wonder’s home for quite a while. And I love it. The actual insanity throughout the entire book was just delicious. It wasn’t making a mockery of actual asylum patients (in my limited opinion), but really delivered it well. I was genuinely captivated as I traveled through the looking glass.Alice Wonder is, to say the absolute least, a fascinating character. She has doubts, hallucinations, inquiries, and is often confused with just trying to keep up with the changing events, but she has incredible wit. I enjoyed watching her pick up clues and solve riddles and puzzles. As the reader, I had just as many questions, if not more, than she did and it would have been simple mad to not continue the book until I received an answer for them all. Alice undergoes some character development, but for the sake of spoilers, I won’t say too much besides that it was realistically gradual, but also obvious. I never found myself saying Grow up, Alice! or Oh, come on! with her. I liked her as a character and Jace wrote her well.The other characters were just as intriguing and I liked reading about them. Although, I somewhat hated one, they weren’t any less interesting. The plot was flawless and coupled with enchanting phrases like, “As if I am stained with his soul.” that kept the story alive throughout Alice’s journey. There are also comments about politics that were woven into the story without too much of a fuss and I noted that as I read.The only reason why I gave Insanity a 4/5 and not a full five stars is because of the blatant disrespect Jace has towards Jesus Christ/God/Christianity. I’m not naive enough to believe that everyone believes in Him, but I think that whether you do or don’t, at the very least, you should be able to respect other people’s religious figures. There were comments like, “I guess Lewis couldn’t compete with God, although they are both big on nonsense.” and during a meeting a character asks “I wonder if Jesus Christ got that kind of attention.” I found this to be offensive, unnecessary, and distasteful. The novel had successfully captured and then kept my attention, but the addition of disrespectful dialogue removed some of my enthusiasm to continue reading.Would I Recommend Insanity? If you’re into horror/thrillers, love a good mystery, and aren’t (too) offended by the disregard of what may be your respect religious figure, then I would recommend it. I do find it to be worth ninety-nine cents and I did find it enjoyable despite my usual avoidance of horror and thrillers.

Actual rating: 4.5 starsWhere to start? This book is...fun. Confession time all I know about Alice In Wonderland is what I've read in retellings, I haven't so much as seen the Disney movie. Having said that I really loved the way all the Wonderland and Lewis Carroll history was wound into this book, it was so much fun to read about. This is unlike any retelling I've ever read, it's insane. I know quite a few authors have twisted the Alice In Wonderland tale many different ways, usually the creepier the better. This book definitely highlights the darkness of Wonderland and it's monsters but we don't actually see Wonderland, this is Wonderland monsters in the modern world, which is pretty awesome. Now in my opinion with a book that leaves you unsure of everything and not really knowing anything, like how the Wonderland monsters exist in the real world and how and why Lewis Carroll locked them up in the first place and what exactly the Wonderland war is, there's two sides to it. On the one hand it's kinda awesome and exciting that you don't really know anything but on the other hand it can leave you feeling as if nothing happened in this book. I really liked it in Insanity and it definitely left me wanting more, at the same time I would have liked a little more information about Wonderland and everything only partially because I feel like an idiot when trying to explain this book. (This is where the half star deduction comes in) Just as much as I loved this book and I can't wait for the next one I think it could have been just a smidge better with a little more background revealed.Let's Talk Characters - I really enjoyed the characters, especially Alice and The Pillar, they were fun to read about and crazy and whimsical. I also liked the Cheshire I thought he was a pretty awesome villain and all his history was just crazy. Jack Diamonds...I get the feeling that maybe he'll play a bigger part in the next book? As is he pops in and out of the story and leaves me feeling highly confused. He was funny and odd. Which is good I guess...Let's Talk Madness - Jub Jub and Frabjous two very common phrases in this book. I feel this really gives you a glimpse into the madness and insanity of this book. At it's heart this book is just about it's title, Insanity. It's fun and confusing and maddening and just awesome.Overall - I really enjoyed this book and I'm not huge on Alice In Wonderland. Overall it's a fun fast read and highly entertaining. I loved all the Alice In Wonderland history woven into the background and I love that in end your not really sure what's real and what isn't.

I really don't know what to think about this book, it confused the hell out of me, but i really couldn't put it down.We all know the Alice in Wonderland stories, but this turns it all on its head. Alice is an inmate in a horrible Lunatic Asylum, spending most her time getting Electric Shock Therapy, with only a tiger lily to keep her company. She’s there after killing all her friends in a bus accident. She ends up hooking up with Professor Carter Pillar, another inmate who is also a serial killer. He persuades her that she is the real Alice and can catch the wonderland monsters wandering the country, disguised as normal people.Her first task is to catch the Cheshire Cat, another mass killer. She, with Pillars help, leaves the asylum during the day, pretending to be an Oxford university student by day, returning to the asylum at night.The book is completely insane. You're never quite sure what's real and what is going on in Alices head. It's really fast paced, incredibly easy to get into, and very hard to put down. There's hints on Tom Holt, Douglas Adams, and it has to be said Lewis Carroll in the writing. It's the first book in a series and I'm really looking forward to seeing where it goes from there

I liked the concept of the story, throughout the novel we're not entirely sure what is actually happening and what is in Alice's head. There are however, some issues I had.The story is mostly set in an asylum, it obviously touches on mental illness. Now, I don't believe that the author wanted to represent mental health in this novel, it's very much merged into a fantasy world. However, given how little mental health is shown in novels it does feel a bit off to use it as it has.The other aspect I wasn't a fan of is that throughout the story we are very much told things rather than shown things. Its difficult to explain without spoiling the plot, but it felt like Alice didn't really think for herself she was just told what to do by others.Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book. I do like the concept of Alice in Wonderland based books however, so if you have any recommendations please let me know!

Insanity reviewAfter accidentally killing everyone in her class, Alice Wonder is now a patient in the Radcliffe Lunatic Asylum. No one doubts her insanity. Only a hookah-smoking professor believes otherwise; that he can prove her sanity by decoding Lewis Carroll's paintings, photographs, and find Wonderland's real whereabouts. Professor Caterpillar persuades the asylum that Alice can save lives and catch the wonderland monsters now reincarnated in modern day criminals. In order to do so, Alice leads a double life: an Oxford university student by day, a mad girl in an asylum by night. The line between sanity and insanity thins when she meets Jack Diamond, an arrogant college student who believes that nonsense is an actual science.Insane version of Alice in wonderland those cute characters are far from cute and pretty insane and haven't even had the mad hatter in it yet.So I started this book one afternoon and I just put our dinner on to cook to read this ....How to read this book: Begin at the beginning and go until you come to the end; then stop.So told kids and husband (basically extra child) that their dinner will burn as I'm not stopping till then..... The author said I can't stop lol I did have a 20 min break to eat and finish of dinner ect. Don't waorry I didn't burn the flat or there dinner.I love the quotes from this book the detailed scenes and the the funny and insane ideas that make you think. With a twist of murder history around the original story and the characters and abit of mystery to keep you intrigued.I love this version of Alice I love the way at first she wasn't sure if she was loopy or not but she's coming out of her self and growing to become a kick arse character on a mission to save people. Sane is mundane, Insanity is the new black.Yeap I think once you read this you will agree being sane is sooo last yr.A very good read and look forward to reading the rest in this series I doubt I'll be able to watch the Disney version with the kids ever again .

Whoever optimized this book for print did a -very- poor job of it. Not only does the book not have any page numbers (!) but there's a lot of random white space, which has been confirmed as unintentional when compared with the kindle edition.I highly recommend Amazon make some adjustments to the book layout prior to printing any further copies.I'll be sure to update this review once I finish the book to leave my thoughts on its contents.

I don't know whether to describe this book as a re-imagining, reworking or just inspired by Alice in wonderland. However you take it, it's a fascinating read. It could also be viewed as a treatise on madness or even the effect of stimulants or relaxants as the characters and the plot lead a merry, dizzy dance through England and Europe.This is a fascinating book and I can't wait to catch up with Alice again. Highly recommended.