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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don’t see bow this is a children’s book. This was so difficult for me to get into. In the beginning, some of the writing was difficult to make sense of, so I stopped trying to make sense of it. The character of Peter Pan I found disturbing. I just didn’t like it all.
dark
tense
slow-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:
Complicated
Smee had pleasant names for everything, and his cutlass was Johnny Corkscrew, because he wiggled it in the wound.
Peter Pan was chosen as March's book for our #classiclitbookclub, in fact I think it was one of the ones I suggested, and I so wanted to love this, but I didn't, I just couldn't. Of course the majority of us know the story of Peter Pan, but I'm sure, like me, many of you have only ever seen movie versions. The Disney version is whimsical and delightful and fun. The book is very much the opposite in my opinion. It's incredibly dark in places, with a lot more implied and actual death than the movie ever shows us. Tinkerbell is quite honestly a bitchy, jealous little fairy who wants Peter all to herself and is quite happy to allow people to be killed, in order to achieve this.
I found the parents strange, they are supposed to be living in the adult world as their kids are off on their adventures in Neverland, but the Nanny is a dog and as a punishment to himself for the kids going missing, Dad lives in the kennel! I may try this as an audiobook at some point and see if a good narrator can help me enjoy it more, but right now, this wasn't for me.
The painted edition from Harper Muse though is absolutely gorgeous and it will still sit prettily on my shelf with its fellow painted editions.
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
I didn't enjoy this play.
I didn't like Peter, found him to be a bully and not a nice character and Tinkerbelle was not a nice fairy either. It is interesting that both these characters have been changed by movies to be nice.
The set up at Wendy's house, wth their pert dog being the Nanny almost was bizzare and just didn't sit well with me.
There were somethings said during the play that I did not like and can see that in present day they would be offensive.
I didn't like Peter, found him to be a bully and not a nice character and Tinkerbelle was not a nice fairy either. It is interesting that both these characters have been changed by movies to be nice.
The set up at Wendy's house, wth their pert dog being the Nanny almost was bizzare and just didn't sit well with me.
There were somethings said during the play that I did not like and can see that in present day they would be offensive.