Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

5 reviews

paigehf's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

queenofodas's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Misogyny

mcmeiss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent

mskingbean69's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tattymouse's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

A huge shock to read this book for the first time in 2024 and be horrified by its contents the entire way through. Which is a shame, because the method of narration and sentence structure in the book are lovely and magical and are the only reason this gets a 1.5. The content issues I had cover all types of concerns: Peter routinely murders both children and adults and this is completely glossed over as something that doesn't alarm the children at all. Yet I see no indication in the text as to why this particular type of violence wouldn't stir them from the childhood spell Neverland seems to cast, especially when they're perfectly capable of remembering many nice things about the real world. The language used to describe the Native tribe is racist enough, but there is also a chapter of generalizations about Native People's versus "the white man" and that chapter in particular was difficult to listen to. Throughout the book there are several mentions of food and body size that I would also be very hesitant to let any child hear. And the father in the book is maybe the most unlikeable character I've encountered in children's literature, and that includes villains. 

Reading this book once was enough - it will not get a place on my bookshelves and I hope my children never ask to read it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment