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oceanwriter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I feel as though a book like this needs no recap, so I'll go right into it.
I never expected the pacing to be so fast even though it's a children's book. Maybe being familiar with the plot is part of the reason, but I felt like whenever I blinked I was on a new scene. A lot of the material hasn't aged well, either, which being a classic comes to little surprise yet never fails to catch me off guard. Still, I adore the premise and always have, so I'm glad to have finally read the original novel.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexism
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Misogyny
Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment
paigehf's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Sexism, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Classism, Murder, Violence, and Death
Minor: Death of parent and Animal cruelty
mdwsn27's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Moderate: Death, Violence, Sexism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Child abuse
tigerkind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
And thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless.
To read this merely as a children’s book does not do it justice. Even though born in 2000, I grew up watching the 1953 version on VHS over and over again and the discrepancy between the two versions feels like a perfect illustration for the point the story is making about growing up. Reading it back makes me want to both be young again as well as to apologize to my mother.
Graphic: Misogyny and Racial slurs
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Murder, and Death
Minor: Child death, War, and Confinement
mcmeiss's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Abandonment and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Animal death
cosmopsis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Minor: War, Classism, Fatphobia, Death, and Misogyny
chalkletters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Death
another_dahlia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Stalking, Child abuse, Colonisation, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Sexual content
One fae stalks several generations of a family, kidnapping their children from their beds at night and taking them to Neverland.i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Violence, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Death, Child death, and Abandonment
mindins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Death