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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
I'd say 2.5 stars for me. I just don't find Peter Pan to be a likable character. The best part was that the audiobook was narrated by Tim Curry.
I liked this - although not nearly as much as Dave Barry's Peter Pan series.
Peter Pan is such a special book to me, I grew up captivated by the boy who never grew up. Finding out that this book existed was an amazing find, and I went into it cautiously optimistic.
Peter Pan in Scarlet was what I hoped for. It was a beautiful story that weaved magic like the original, taking common things like putting dreams away, or looking for a child, and turned them into something wonderful.
It was original, a new story with those I had loved and grown up with, not a retelling of the original. She brought back the characters in their own new adventure.
At times it was hard. It was dark, and it was upsetting. The blackness that covered Neverland threatened me almost as much as it did Peter and the Darlings. The joys filled me up almost as much as them as well.
The original cast so much sadness on growing up, and I was afraid I would feel the same. But this was different. Growing up wasn't a punishment, so much as a sacrifice for love. Because to grow up is to lose things. But to gain things as well.
"But at heart the girl Wendy was a grown-up (just as all grown-ups are, at heart, children)."
Peter Pan in Scarlet
Geraldine McCaughrean
Peter Pan in Scarlet was what I hoped for. It was a beautiful story that weaved magic like the original, taking common things like putting dreams away, or looking for a child, and turned them into something wonderful.
It was original, a new story with those I had loved and grown up with, not a retelling of the original. She brought back the characters in their own new adventure.
At times it was hard. It was dark, and it was upsetting. The blackness that covered Neverland threatened me almost as much as it did Peter and the Darlings. The joys filled me up almost as much as them as well.
The original cast so much sadness on growing up, and I was afraid I would feel the same. But this was different. Growing up wasn't a punishment, so much as a sacrifice for love. Because to grow up is to lose things. But to gain things as well.
"But at heart the girl Wendy was a grown-up (just as all grown-ups are, at heart, children)."
Peter Pan in Scarlet
Geraldine McCaughrean
J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan is a classic, and though I wanted a sequel to try to live up to the original, I didn't think it would. I was wrong. This book, though obviously written by a different author, had a very distinct feel. McCaughrean has a way with words, using them to further the mood. I read this aloud to my daughters and often, they rolled off my tongue.
Neverland is leaking dreams into the real world where Wendy, John, and the Lost Boys have grown up. They return to find the cause of the ills, only to find more questions than answers. They meet a mysterious circus master, Mr. Ravello, and his path quickly entwines with Pan's and the children. They meet a new fairy, Fireflyer, cross paths with Roarers (Lost Boys grown up), escape a deadly fire, and climb to the top of Neverpeak in search of Hook's buried treasure. And Ravello is there for each adventure, curiously submissive to Peter's every whim and demand.
But Ravello is more than he seems and the children have to work together to rescue Peter and each other.
This book was better than I expected and I'll be seeking out other books by this author.
Neverland is leaking dreams into the real world where Wendy, John, and the Lost Boys have grown up. They return to find the cause of the ills, only to find more questions than answers. They meet a mysterious circus master, Mr. Ravello, and his path quickly entwines with Pan's and the children. They meet a new fairy, Fireflyer, cross paths with Roarers (Lost Boys grown up), escape a deadly fire, and climb to the top of Neverpeak in search of Hook's buried treasure. And Ravello is there for each adventure, curiously submissive to Peter's every whim and demand.
But Ravello is more than he seems and the children have to work together to rescue Peter and each other.
This book was better than I expected and I'll be seeking out other books by this author.
This is just as imaginative as the first one, and a little more coherent, possibly due to being a modern novel so it makes it a little easier to read, I suppose. But it's still utter nonsense, and stil an absolute pleasure to read. Anyone who loves the original will love the official sequel. McCaughrean can really imitate Barrie's style extremely well, and she can portray emotions perfectly. This has just as much imagination as the original, if not more in some places. A part of me dare says I prefer this book over the original, but clearly a part of me disagrees. Either way it's a brilliant book, and it's a shame McCaughrean hasnt written any more Pan books, or that Disney hasn't yet decided to animate this one!
Wasn't as good as J.M. Barrie's, obviously, but it's a cute book.
It's SO good! I once rented it but now I rented it again to finish it because due to school etc I didn't get the time to do so...!