I started reading this book in Russian (a very peculiar translation it was indeed) and found the book pretty boring and written badly (it was not even just a translation, it was a retold story).
I never regretted switching to the original, which impressed me a lot. Now I get why people around the world love this story so much.
I want to watch movies and cartoon about Alice's adventures, I want to check the other translations.
Of course, I am going to read the second book about her.