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bookowllover's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence
sadie_g's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.5
Many of us know the classic story of Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up and is the leader of the lost boys and lives on Neverland. We know of his and Hook’s rivalry, and how he took Wendy, Micheal, and John to Neverland by going to the “second star to the right, and straight on til morning.”
I heard all that before and that made me want to read this book, but I kinda wish I didn’t. I knew going in that the fairytale was dark, and that Pan was kinda evil, but he was more than evil, he was cunning, mean-spirited, extremely violent, uncaring of others, and very forgetful. Just a unlikeable character. And if you like him, just think of how you would feel if you actually meet Pan, you wouldn’t like him that much now, would you?
The way the book was written was interesting to me because I felt like I was being told what was happening instead of being shown. The fact that the narrator was consistently in the book was interesting to, and I’m not sure if I liked it. The book was solely from a 3rd point perspective and I usually go for books with 1st person perspective.
This was a book that I didn't ever think about going to read, when I was reading it it was because I saw it in my room and remembered I wasn't finished yet. The book was also very heavy with descriptions for the world and such, and I felt like the characters and who they were as people, were the last thing that the author considered. It was just really wordy, to the extent that it was confusing to read the book sometimes. My brain could not comprehend what I was reading late at night for this book. However for the last 40 ish pages of the book, I felt like this writing worked for me and I enjoyed it.
Also this book was very racist, the way the Indigenous characters are treated and referred to is just bad. And the book is misogynistic as well. Wendy is only there to do the cleaning, and cooking, and take care of the boys and she doesn’t have much personality out side of that.
And I don’t know if I’m the only one who feels this way but Wendy’s and Peter’s relationship was weird to me (for many reasons) but mainly because it gave me incest vibes. Like Peter said he saw himself as Wendy’s brother, but they called each other mother and father and kissed multiple times. I just didn’t like it.
I do appreciate the book though because it gave us many iconic quotes that readers everywhere enjoy. If you do end up reading this book and enjoy it that is great but please have a cautious eye and acknowledge the problems that this book has.
I heard all that before and that made me want to read this book, but I kinda wish I didn’t. I knew going in that the fairytale was dark, and that Pan was kinda evil, but he was more than evil, he was cunning, mean-spirited, extremely violent, uncaring of others, and very forgetful. Just a unlikeable character. And if you like him, just think of how you would feel if you actually meet Pan, you wouldn’t like him that much now, would you?
The way the book was written was interesting to me because I felt like I was being told what was happening instead of being shown. The fact that the narrator was consistently in the book was interesting to, and I’m not sure if I liked it. The book was solely from a 3rd point perspective and I usually go for books with 1st person perspective.
This was a book that I didn't ever think about going to read, when I was reading it it was because I saw it in my room and remembered I wasn't finished yet. The book was also very heavy with descriptions for the world and such, and I felt like the characters and who they were as people, were the last thing that the author considered. It was just really wordy, to the extent that it was confusing to read the book sometimes. My brain could not comprehend what I was reading late at night for this book. However for the last 40 ish pages of the book, I felt like this writing worked for me and I enjoyed it.
Also this book was very racist, the way the Indigenous characters are treated and referred to is just bad. And the book is misogynistic as well. Wendy is only there to do the cleaning, and cooking, and take care of the boys and she doesn’t have much personality out side of that.
And I don’t know if I’m the only one who feels this way but Wendy’s and Peter’s relationship was weird to me (for many reasons) but mainly because it gave me incest vibes. Like Peter said he saw himself as Wendy’s brother, but they called each other mother and father and kissed multiple times. I just didn’t like it.
I do appreciate the book though because it gave us many iconic quotes that readers everywhere enjoy. If you do end up reading this book and enjoy it that is great but please have a cautious eye and acknowledge the problems that this book has.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Sexism
samidemonster's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
viktoriawithakreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- 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? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
jonsnowsmanbun's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Sexism
elilhrairah's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
medium-paced
- 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? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
beckysbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- 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? No
4.75
I really liked this book- I thought the writing style was gorgeous, the descriptions were great and completely transported me there. However that being said I will say that you can tell that this book is verging on a hundred years old and that is evident in the text due to some beliefs and descriptions that are present. The descriptions and characterizations of Indigenous peoples are not good- they are not painted in an accurate or incredibly flattering light- which is a problem. So I would say be cautious of that when reading this book. I was able to take it at face value and continue my reading experience and enjoy my nostalgia despite that but I know that won’t be the case for everyone, so take this review with a grain of salt.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
torimc's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Reading this book gave me so much nostalgia because if how much I loved the Disney version growing up. This version is much darker, though, but I love that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder
Barrie refers to indigenous peoples as “redskins.” I know this was published a long time ago, but just want people to be aware of that because that it something that would probably not slide if it had been written today.meagangrace's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, and Kidnapping
bi_n_large's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- 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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Blood