This is a parody of Alice in Wonderland in a Brexit era. This was hilarious and fun to read with funny and illustrations and poems. The characters are politicians we have in real life and my favourite was 'Trumpty Dumpty' who really sounds like Trump!

There were many quotes that I highlighted on my kindle which I'd to revisit at some time. If you like satire and politics this is for you.


Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for approving my request for a free digital copy in exchange for a review.

Just awful.

Badly written to tie into the Brexit theme with poorly scaled characters and a dire comedic thrust. Felt tainted just by reading it.

Alice in Brexitland by Lucien Young is the second book I have read by this wonderful author. WoW I haven't laughed so much for a long time. What a brilliant little book. It may be small but has a wonderful vibe about it. I hope Lucien writes some more books like this. 10/10 read.
Big Fat 5 stars from me

Funny, brilliant and relevant. Such a unique idea for a politics humour book! Definitely had me laughing throughout!

Oh my gosh this book made me laugh so much! This is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland set during Bretxit. I thought it was clever and original and really makes something really quite upsetting, light and upbeat!

This is definitely one I recommend.

This is an interesting book with a premise that doesn't really fit my tastes. I was confused where this story was going half the time and wasn't very different to the original version of Alice. The characters were interesting but I can't say I took much away from this read at all. Could be because of my lack of knowledge in politics though.

I really enjoyed this. It was funny, satirical and read really well. I loved the references to politics linked with references to Alice in Wonderland (which is one of my favourite books!) and was pleasantly surprised with the book. Highly recommended to those of you who need to laugh about the mess that is Brexit.

This is such an interesting and humorous book about the Brexit saga. It tells the Brexit story borrowing plots and characters from the classic Alice in Wonderland.
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If you didn’t understand the politics behind Brexit or you found it overwhelming, Lucien’s book is a good way to grasp Brexit. It is clever and witty and keeps you engaged till the very end.
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Although it is full of humour and amusing, I did not find it hilarious…maybe because it was depicting true events that in retrospect highlights the stupidity of all involved in the Brexit saga (including the general public).
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Favourite quote: “Alice gazed at them in horror. ‘Are these fools really to decide our future?’ She said. ‘They spend most of their time mooing like cattle, and when they do talk, it’s absolute nonsense!’”

This is a funny take on Alice in Brexitland and UK politics. A short read but I enjoyed it so much I will soon be reading Trumps Christmas Carol by the same author.

5 full stars from me for this one.

I don't normally read books like this or read any political books. This was pretty funny. All the characters were easily recognisable and really hit the nail on the head!

This was a quick read. Nice to see someone laughing at Brexit instead of all the angst, very cleverly done.

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This is a fantastic polically incorrect satire of the momentous moment of the brexit referendum.

The shortness of the novel reflects how limited the campaign was for an event that has already had a significant impact in all our lives.

As an adult I'm not sure that teenagers will fully appreciate the wit and wisdom of this alternative accounting of events but it certainly struck a chord with me.

The best bit was the tweedle brothers debate - a hysterical moment and apt casting throughout!

I think everyone interested in politics should read this novel and every politician should be sent a copy. Then maybe they will appreciate just how the public (represented by Alice) feel about them and their treatment of us as if we are children!

I received a free copy from net galley.com for my fair and honest review.

I enjoyed this although it was obviously written by a remainer. There was humour and political satire a bit like spitting image in words. The author had worked hard at the poetry and i would be happy to recommend it to others

A clever, witty review of what Great Britain is and is facing.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of this book.

Very enjoyable and funny read following the same storyline as Alice in Wonderland. The characters are absolutely hilarious and very well selected - "white rabbit" (Cameron), Trumpty Dumpty (yes, you guessed correctly), "Corbynpillar", "Cheshire Twat" (Farage), Queen of Heartlessness (May), "Tweedlegov and Tweedleboz". Need I say any more.

Not my normal type of read but I have noticed that the author has a new release due out in the beginning of Nov called "Trump's Christmas Carol" which I would also like to read because if it's as funny as Alice then it will be definitely worth a read.

I am going to use this as my book of choice in our "political fictional novel" book club category.

A very amusing tale. Funny and intelligent and I loved everything about. Only wished I read it earlier. Spot on with characteristics from the politicians. From Cameron, Farrage and Trump.

Very funny book, I really enjoyed it! A fun take on Brexit!

I found this to be utter rubbish and a total waste of my reading time.
Not my sense of humour at all.

A young girl named Alice makes the mistake of following a flustered ‘David Camerabbit’ down a rabbit hole into the strange world of Brexitland, where up is down and fools are experts. Here she meets a host of colourful characters, such as the Corbynpillar, Tweedlegove and Tweedleboz and Trumpty Dumpty. Confused by the madness of these characters, Alice becomes increasingly frustrated as she finds herself unable to get a clear explanation on what exactly ‘Brexit’ is from anyone. Thankfully for her, this madness seems to all be just a dream… or is it?

Alice in Brexitland is a great piece of political satire, chock-full of brutal, spot-on parodies of the political figures involved in the EU referendum. The Wonderland tagline of ‘you don’t have to be mad to live here, but it helps’ seems to be an apt way of describing the situation in the UK and the US at the moment, and Alice’s desperation to simply get a clear, non-biased explanation of the pros and cons of leaving the EU so that she can decide for herself if Brexit is a good idea or not is a funny but dismaying reflection of how the situation was around the time of the referendum. The character parodies were brilliant (particularly Trumpty Dumpty, an angry orange egg sat atop of a wall that he wants Mexico to pay for who ignores Alice’s questions because he’s busy tweeting) and the attention to detail was meticulous, including gems such as the author’s pen name being ‘Leave-is Carroll’ and book being dedicated to David Cameron ‘without whom this book would not have been written’. I also found the part where Alice meets a selection of animals who call themselves the general public ‘for we only know things in general and have no grasp of detail’ to be both comical and despairing. The poems and illustrations throughout the book also added to the amusement.

The story of Brexitland ends with Alice ‘waking up’ from her Brexit nightmare to the world where Remain prevailed and all the EU nations are on their way to a peace conference hosted by President Clinton – and also David Bowie is still alive. This ‘ideal’ may not be considered by everyone to be the best outcome that could have occurred, but it’s certainly what most people expected to happen over the past few years. However, she then spots the ‘Cheshire Twat’ (Nigel Farage) hiding behind a nearby tree who claims that ‘you, me and political correctness have all gone mad’, leaving Alice to question her sanity.

Overall, I enjoyed this book but it was definitely more targeted towards those who think that Brexit was a bad idea - die-hard Brexiteers should probably avoid it, as the Leave campaign is not portrayed kindly. Alice in Brexitland is amusing but obviously will date quickly and will probably be enjoyed by those who have found the past year a bit of a nightmare and fancy some light-hearted relief.

Daenerys

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