Alice is a fantastical tale that is a retelling of Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland. A lot of the elements from Alice in Wonderland are there, some of them subverted in such a way that the story is at times almost unrecognizable, but in a good way. It isn't really a horror novel although horrific things do happen. This story runs more along the lines of magical realism. There are also a lot of parallels to the "real world" in it. Women sold into slavery, rape, abuse, neglect, mental illness. So if that isn't your cup of tea... well, it's not a fun read, but it certainly is a good one.