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A stunningly skewed reworking of Lewis Carroll's classic from award-winning cyberpunk novelist Jeff Noon.


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In the last years of his life, Lewis Carroll wrote a third Alice book. This mysterious work has only recently been discovered. Now, at last, the world can read about Automated Alice and her fabulous adventures in the future. That's not quite true. "Automated Alice" was, in reality, written by Zenith O'Clock, the writer of wrongs. In the book, he propels Alice through time, tumbling from the Victorian age to the 90s. Oh dear, that's not at all right. This trequel to "Alice and Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" was actually written by Jeff Noon, who invented Zenith O'Clock...but never mind. What Alice encounters in the automated future is mostly accidental too...a series of misadventures even weirder than your dreams. Acknowledged as one of the most exciting new authors writing today, Jeff Noon's other works of fiction include "Vurt" (winner of the 1994 Arthur C. Clarke award), "Pollen, Nymphomation, Needle in the Groove, Cobralingus," and "Pixel Juice."

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1.0 out of 5 stars Just avoid this book, Mar 8 2003
By T. Bates (United States) - See all my reviews
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You can tell the author is very intelligent, but enough with the made up words. He should have worked harder on making up a plot for this book. I couldn't even make myself finish this boring book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Great wordplay but not a great plot, Nov 19 2002
By "dib5000x" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
i loved this book for one reason..the words. Noon is an expert at wordplay and it is evident in this..he is able to make words more energetic and amusing and smooth as well then any other author i have ever read. The thing this book lacks is the plot i thought it was a little week. It might just be me though i only read this cause i am such a big fan of Noon and although i enjoyed reading it i didnt like the whole Alice in wonderland bit. All in all though i recomend it but read some of his other books if you really want a feel for Noon's writing capabilities
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable sequel to Lewis Carroll, Nov 14 2002
By F. Orion Pozo "Orion Pozo" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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Automated Alice is a sequel to Lewis Carrol's two books about Alice. Instead of going down a rabbit hole or through a mirror, in this book Alice travels through a grandfather clock to Manchester England in 1998. However this is not the Manchester of our experience. It is a world populated by half-humans who ride on mechanical horses. Its computers are powered by termites called Computermites. Her adventures in this strange world bear enough resemblances to the original stories to make this an enjoyable sequel. Alice must figure out the puzzle of how to get back to her own time with the help of a parrot that speaks in riddles and an automated Alice with a termite brain. There are some wonderful word plays and mathematical concepts in the story. It is a short enjoyable tale that should please Alice fans of all ages. If you haven't read the original stories, skip this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Is Cool!
I wasn't at all disappointed with this book...it wasn't what I thought it would be...I had been looking for it for about a year and finally got a viable means of monitary... Read more
Published on Jul 30 2002 by sprungmunkee

4.0 out of 5 stars Carroll Rip-Off or Trbute?
If you've read any of Jeff Noon's other novels, you know that he's maniacally brilliant and quite off-the-wall. Read more
Published on Oct 29 2001 by Chris MB

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent mixture of styles
Automated Alice is a wonderful piece of writing that effortlessly combines the styles of both Jeff Noon and Lewis Carroll. Read more
Published on Jan 17 2001 by Stephen Sweet

1.0 out of 5 stars Can I give this no stars?
God bless Jeff Noon, the poor tike. Here he is stuck in a conundrum. Does he share with us the lucious pelethora of his twisted ideas while making us the READERS trudge through... Read more
Published on Jan 19 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars One more piece to the puzzle
Automated Alice by itself is a very confusing read, but if you are a fan of Jeff Noon, and more importantly have read "Vurt" and "Pollen" then you will be... Read more
Published on Oct 1 1998 by FecundityX@aol.com

3.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile for Alice/Carroll fans
As a fan of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland/Looking-Glass/Under Ground, and as one who has never heard of Jeff Noon before, I found this book funny and clever, and a good &... Read more
Published on Sep 2 1998

3.0 out of 5 stars An underground delight, yet doesn't live up to Vurt
Reworked in a fashion only Noon could invent, the beloved Alice finds herself in a place just as unfamiliar as any Wonderland. Read more
Published on Aug 5 1998 by sumcgrew@vaxsar.vassar.edu

4.0 out of 5 stars It's not Vurt, that's for sure.
Automated Alice is, no doubting, a clever book. For afficiandos of Carrols world, it will hold many delights. Read more
Published on Jun 16 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of time and money
This volume was recommended to me as an excellent read, full of wit and wordplay. It is not. It is instead an annoyingly self-concious little book, full of excessively cute asides... Read more
Published on Jan 20 1997

3.0 out of 5 stars A nice break from the norm.
I really liked the story line, although some crucial parts seemed to be thrown together, almost as if there was little planning in the detailed plot. Read more
Published on Jan 19 1997

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