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tonyofthelivingston's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
2.25
thelovingmachine's review against another edition
3.0
I almost forgot I read this. Now I remember not really liking it.
alexpler's review against another edition
4.0
Es extraño leer un clásico del que crees que lo sabes todo por haber visto una película de dibujos. Algunas escenas son idénticas a como las recuerdas, a otras les pones canciones que no aparecen en el libro, pero sobre todo te sorprendes por todo lo que dejó aparcado la adaptación, una historia oscura y triste sobre la pérdida de la infancia.
greenmtgirl's review against another edition
5.0
I'm reading this aloud to Tim, who's never read it. Trina's illustrations are perfect.
larthrain's review against another edition
5.0
This book was honestly a whole lot darker than I expected! I liked it, though. For some reason, I got really emotional during the last few pages, which I didn't see coming.
949_peewee's review against another edition
4.0
Nice adaption, and I enjoyed the voices of the cast of characters in this retelling.
eyesofsonder's review against another edition
5.0
Crying ☹️☹️☹️ I love this novel so much it’s incomprehensible. My love for Peter Pan as a character is endless. My favorite of all time <333333333
cherold's review against another edition
5.0
Recently I came across Peter Pan online somewhere and read a bit, and was startled by how utterly charming, funny and original it was. I wound up getting this audio book, and Dale does a wonderful job with a wonderful book.
Like a lot of classic children's books, Peter Pan seems to be written more for adults than kids. While the story is a wonderful kid's story, the writing is eccentric and thoughtful, and Barrie, who introduced Peter Pan in a book for adults, has a wonderful and expressive tone that makes the book not interesting just for the story but for hundreds of small observations about the characters and the charmingly offhand comments about children in general.
Absolutely amazing.
Like a lot of classic children's books, Peter Pan seems to be written more for adults than kids. While the story is a wonderful kid's story, the writing is eccentric and thoughtful, and Barrie, who introduced Peter Pan in a book for adults, has a wonderful and expressive tone that makes the book not interesting just for the story but for hundreds of small observations about the characters and the charmingly offhand comments about children in general.
Absolutely amazing.
alastaircraig's review against another edition
5.0
I thought I knew this story well enough - through Disney, through Spielberg (#ProudHookApologist right here), through watered-down picture books, through Arrested Development cutaway jokes - that the source material didn't seem all that necessary.
What a foolish grown-up I have been. The story comes a very distant second to the telling.
I did not expect the prose to be so wickedly self-aware and Wodehouse-level funny. I did not expect Captain Hook to be an empathetic case study in depression. I certainly did not expect to fall in love with Wendy's parents and their quirky domestic life. (Really, the biggest of the tale's many tragedies is that we have to follow the kids to Neverland and leave their delightful company.)
Most of all, I'm just floored by the final chapter. JM Barrie was far too honest about transience, adulthood and mortality to lie to children with a happily-ever-after. His beautiful closing words left me with a jumble of feelings as strange and lovely and bittersweet as anything I’ve read on the subject - for child or adult.
What a foolish grown-up I have been. The story comes a very distant second to the telling.
I did not expect the prose to be so wickedly self-aware and Wodehouse-level funny. I did not expect Captain Hook to be an empathetic case study in depression. I certainly did not expect to fall in love with Wendy's parents and their quirky domestic life. (Really, the biggest of the tale's many tragedies is that we have to follow the kids to Neverland and leave their delightful company.)
Most of all, I'm just floored by the final chapter. JM Barrie was far too honest about transience, adulthood and mortality to lie to children with a happily-ever-after. His beautiful closing words left me with a jumble of feelings as strange and lovely and bittersweet as anything I’ve read on the subject - for child or adult.
snazzysie's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0