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th3bookthief's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
trust_your_soul's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jenpaul13's review against another edition
4.0
Peter Pan is a familiar tale of a mischievous boy who never grows up, but with a critical eye toward his behavior in Christina Henry's Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook, the darkness behind his fun, adventuring loving nature is revealed.
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Peter brought Jamie to his island where there are no rules and you never grow up so that Jamie could have fun with him, adventuring across the island, battling with pirates, and swimming with mermaids. Over the many years, Peter has brought new boys to the island and Jamie is the one who winds up looking after the boys and caring about their welfare. Through seeing Peter's attitude toward the well-being of the other boys, Jamie's love for Peter begins to wane, especially as Peter's behavior becomes more blatantly lethal in his manipulations, and Jamie slowly realizes that he seems to be growing up little by little. As Jamie tries to prevent harm from coming to the few remaining boys on the island, he comes to face off against Peter, finally assuming a new identity.
An inventive reimagining of Peter Pan, this story sheds a new light on the manipulative boy who never grows up and provides clarity on the origin of the "villainous" Captain Hook. Through showing Peter as Jamie's perspective of him shifts and he becomes more disenchanted with Peter and the island, readers gain a greater understanding that how a character is perceived depends upon numerous factors and how opinions can change over time based on new insight. Dark and gritty, the narrative elicits horrors in the shape of actual monsters and gruesome battles between the pirates and the boys, and even within the ranks of the boys, that demonstrate the monsters buried within each person.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
Peter brought Jamie to his island where there are no rules and you never grow up so that Jamie could have fun with him, adventuring across the island, battling with pirates, and swimming with mermaids. Over the many years, Peter has brought new boys to the island and Jamie is the one who winds up looking after the boys and caring about their welfare. Through seeing Peter's attitude toward the well-being of the other boys, Jamie's love for Peter begins to wane, especially as Peter's behavior becomes more blatantly lethal in his manipulations, and Jamie slowly realizes that he seems to be growing up little by little. As Jamie tries to prevent harm from coming to the few remaining boys on the island, he comes to face off against Peter, finally assuming a new identity.
An inventive reimagining of Peter Pan, this story sheds a new light on the manipulative boy who never grows up and provides clarity on the origin of the "villainous" Captain Hook. Through showing Peter as Jamie's perspective of him shifts and he becomes more disenchanted with Peter and the island, readers gain a greater understanding that how a character is perceived depends upon numerous factors and how opinions can change over time based on new insight. Dark and gritty, the narrative elicits horrors in the shape of actual monsters and gruesome battles between the pirates and the boys, and even within the ranks of the boys, that demonstrate the monsters buried within each person.
kweenpeach's review
4.0
Wow, ich mochte dieses Buch sehr und ich glaube, wenn ich jünger wäre würde ich es noch mehr mögen. Der Plott (die mehreren) waren sehr gut auch, wenn es etwas vorhersehbar war und das Ende war wirklich sehr sehr gut ich muss sagen die letzten ca 75 Seiten waren echt voll mit Spannung!
mary_do_12's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
my first mistake was reading a re-telling of peter pan before ever reading peter pan itself. and i fear i never will be able to read peter pan unbiased now because in my mind he is a monster.
the idea of this story is fascinating, i loved the complex relationships and the growing horror.the „plot twist“ at the end?! JAW DROPPED
but something was missing. i found the writing style to be a little bland and the first part of the book to be dragging along a little.
great idea, mid execution.
the idea of this story is fascinating, i loved the complex relationships and the growing horror.
but something was missing. i found the writing style to be a little bland and the first part of the book to be dragging along a little.
great idea, mid execution.
peculiarxash's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ecbook27's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25