 Virginia Scott called the novel a fantasy . Drawing on Lewis Carroll 's Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland in The International Fiction Review , she wrote that " [ Lessing 's ] Alice with her group of political revolutionaries can be seen as a serious fantasy which has striking parallels to ... Carroll 's Alice " . Both Alices enter a house and are confronted by seemingly impossible challenges : Carroll 's Alice has to navigate passages too small to fit through , while Lessing 's Alice finds herself in a barely inhabitable house that is earmarked for demolition . Both Alices are able to change their appearances : in Wonderland , Alice adjusts her size to suit her needs ; in The Good Terrorist , Alice changes her demeanour to get what she wants from others . Scott noted that at one point in The Good Terrorist , Faye refers to Alice as " Alice the Wonder , the wondrous Alice " , alluding to Carroll 's Alice . 
 Virginia Scott called the novel a fantasy . Drawing on Lewis Carroll <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>Alice <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>Adventures in Wonderland in The International Fiction Review , she wrote that " [ Lessing <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>] Alice with her group of political revolutionaries can be seen as a serious fantasy which <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> striking parallels to ... Carroll <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>Alice " . Both Alices enter a house and are confronted by seemingly impossible challenges : Carroll <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>Alice <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> to navigate passages too small to fit through , while Lessing <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>Alice <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>finds</mark></a> herself in a barely inhabitable house <a href='null_relcl' title='10'><mark>that</mark></a>is earmarked for demolition . Both Alices are able to change their appearances : in Wonderland , Alice <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>adjusts</mark></a> her size to suit her needs ; in The Good Terrorist , Alice <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>changes</mark></a> her demeanour to get what she <a href='uninflect' title='13'><mark>wants</mark></a> from others . Scott noted that at one point in The Good Terrorist , Faye <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>refers</mark></a> to Alice as " Alice the Wonder , the wondrous Alice " , alluding to Carroll <a href='null_genetive' title='15'><mark>'s</mark></a>Alice . 
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