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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Tuttu ja turvallinen klassikkosatu, jolle en kuitenkaan voi antaa enempää tähtiä aikansa maailmankuvan (naisten asema + sukupuoliroolit, alkuperäiskansat jne) takia.
adventurous
fast-paced
cuando le pones atención de verdad y ya tienes un nivel de inglés lo suficientemente bueno como para entender libros clásicos infantiles....es un buen libro
la manera de narrar es buena, y la historia supongo que fue original en su momento pero para mi fue divertido identificar los momentos que ubicaba de la adaptación de disney xd
3.5
la manera de narrar es buena, y la historia supongo que fue original en su momento pero para mi fue divertido identificar los momentos que ubicaba de la adaptación de disney xd
3.5
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Worlds longest bedtime story. Much like a dream, the story meanders in a rather unconnected series of events until finally the kids go home. I would not recommend as an audiobook for that reason Also the ending where Wendy and her descendants continue to hang with Peter is wild.
This story has always touched me in profound ways, and even as a small child would often leave me unsettled and uncomfortable. I've watched the Disney version of the movie, the 2003 movie, and Hook a number of times each and have always been fascinated with Peter Pan. However, this is the first time I've ever actually gotten around to reading the book.
It did not disappoint. The best way I can describe the potent quality of this book is that Barrie does an unbelievable job of portraying an innocent darkness onto all his characters. He even does this to himself in some of his narration toward the end. I think it is a fascinating perspective into the human condition, that we go about doing the things we do without thinking much about them or realizing what we are doing.
Peter especially is permanently out of reach to generations of people that fall in love with him, though they want to change the very thing it is about him that makes them love him. His timeless, savage childishness is what draws them to him, but he can't be kept, otherwise they'd lose what they love about him.
Hook was complex and fascinating in this book as well, not just a silly coward or stupid villain, but a person who is still seeking in his own way to do things the right way, and fixated on Peter in hatred probably for what he has lost within himself. Hook was just as heartbreakingly tragic as Peter and Wendy and Mrs. Darling and all the rest of them.
While I don't think all of Barrie's portrayals of children are completely accurate, he does very well capture the way adults think of childhood, which might be far more potent than the childhood itself.
The only jarring aspect to the novel was the not-so-subtle racism in talking about "The Redskins" and I'm going to hope that it was just an oversight of the time that Barrie lived in.
It did not disappoint. The best way I can describe the potent quality of this book is that Barrie does an unbelievable job of portraying an innocent darkness onto all his characters. He even does this to himself in some of his narration toward the end. I think it is a fascinating perspective into the human condition, that we go about doing the things we do without thinking much about them or realizing what we are doing.
Peter especially is permanently out of reach to generations of people that fall in love with him, though they want to change the very thing it is about him that makes them love him. His timeless, savage childishness is what draws them to him, but he can't be kept, otherwise they'd lose what they love about him.
Hook was complex and fascinating in this book as well, not just a silly coward or stupid villain, but a person who is still seeking in his own way to do things the right way, and fixated on Peter in hatred probably for what he has lost within himself. Hook was just as heartbreakingly tragic as Peter and Wendy and Mrs. Darling and all the rest of them.
While I don't think all of Barrie's portrayals of children are completely accurate, he does very well capture the way adults think of childhood, which might be far more potent than the childhood itself.
The only jarring aspect to the novel was the not-so-subtle racism in talking about "The Redskins" and I'm going to hope that it was just an oversight of the time that Barrie lived in.
I've loved the story of Peter Pan, and now I've read the real one! I'd have to say that my favourite part about the book is that there isn't a defined hero. Peter himself seems to be a villain, Hook just as dark and Peter's antagonist and Wendy isn't technically a hero(ine) either. A very original story, and a favourite classic of mine
3.5⭐️ I was surprised by this classic. We listened (narration was fantastic) to it on a road trip and I enjoyed it but not as much as I expected to. There were definitely similar elements to the Disney version. I think I was disappointed with how they portrayed males and I was eerily surprised at how accurately the role of mothers was depicted. It was very well written and I'm so glad I listened to it.
"...and thus it will go on, as long as children are gay and innocent and heartless."
"...and thus it will go on, as long as children are gay and innocent and heartless."
The pacing of this book was so strange and this book definitely didn't age well. The book is very racist and misogynistic as it was written in the early 1940s. That being said I do love the way this book ends!! The ending breaks your heart and puts it back together in a beautiful way.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes