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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
It was melancholy and beautiful and sad, and a very lovely take on one of my all time favorite stories and one of its somewhat more mysterious characters. I loved it.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interesting read. Couldn't help but overanalyze every character with all the unexpected little twists. I would love to read other stories by this author.
I cannot remember the last time a book made me cry.
I'm going to stay in bed for about a week. Curled up in the fetal position. Whimpering.
I'm going to stay in bed for about a week. Curled up in the fetal position. Whimpering.
'Tiger Lily' var et helt fantastisk eventyr. Ikke nok med at det jo befinder sig i et univers, som man kender lidt til i forvejen fra 'Peter Pan' af, så skriver Jody Lynn Anderson virkelig smukt! Hun formår virkelig at gøre hele historien så dragende, spændende og på en mystisk måde magisk. Derudover er bogen skrevet fra Klokkeblomsts perspektiv og det er en vidunderlig måde at få hele historien på.
Vi følger altså Klokkeblomst og hendes færden rundt i Neverland, hvor der jo både er havfruer, pirater og ikke mindst Peter Pan. Det er meget forfriskende at få hele historien om Tiger Lily og om hvordan Peter Pan har været inden han møder den berygtede 'Wendy'. Persongalleriet i bogen er simpelthen fantastisk og formår virkelig også at spejle forskellige slags personligheder og livssyn.
"Still, the longer I was around her, the more I could see the colors of her mind and the recesses of her heart. There was a beast in there. But there was also a girl who was afraid of being a beast, and who wondered if other people had beasts in their heart too." - citat side 30.
Jeg blev endnu mere forelsket i Neverland og jeg blev helt fascineret af denne fantastiske fortælling. Jeg havde slet ikke lyst til at bogen skulle ende. Den har øjeblikkeligt sat sig fast i mit hjerte og er blevet en af mine yndlingsbøger. Jeg kan ikke rose den nok - den kan helt klart anbefales, især hvis du selv har følt dig draget af Peter Pans univers før.
Vi følger altså Klokkeblomst og hendes færden rundt i Neverland, hvor der jo både er havfruer, pirater og ikke mindst Peter Pan. Det er meget forfriskende at få hele historien om Tiger Lily og om hvordan Peter Pan har været inden han møder den berygtede 'Wendy'. Persongalleriet i bogen er simpelthen fantastisk og formår virkelig også at spejle forskellige slags personligheder og livssyn.
"Still, the longer I was around her, the more I could see the colors of her mind and the recesses of her heart. There was a beast in there. But there was also a girl who was afraid of being a beast, and who wondered if other people had beasts in their heart too." - citat side 30.
Jeg blev endnu mere forelsket i Neverland og jeg blev helt fascineret af denne fantastiske fortælling. Jeg havde slet ikke lyst til at bogen skulle ende. Den har øjeblikkeligt sat sig fast i mit hjerte og er blevet en af mine yndlingsbøger. Jeg kan ikke rose den nok - den kan helt klart anbefales, især hvis du selv har følt dig draget af Peter Pans univers før.
Absolutely amazing. I read it as fast as I could, not only because I had to read it for a book club, but because I couldn't stand not knowing what would happen next. Peter Pan was always such a magical movie to me and I was a bit worried this would ruin parts of it. If anything it's made it better. I loved this book so much, wow. I struggled a bit to read the last chapter because of my uncontrollable sobs. All of the characters were amazing and I will probably (definitely) read this again.
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
It's not half as dark and twisted as its fellow Pan spin-off, Hook by Christina Henry, as it goes a little more traditional YA/romance in it's path, but it's still a good twist and a fresh look.
“To love someone was not what she had expected. It was like falling from somewhere high up and breaking in half, and only one person having the secret to the puzzle of putting her back together.”
This is the first book I've ever reread (apart from those I had to read in school). I've never been drawn to rereading a book since I already know what's going to happen. But in the three years since I first read this book I haven't stopped thinking about it and I thought it was finally time to revisit it.
This book is just beautiful and if my house was on fire and I could only save one book, this would be that book. The writing is always on point, so much so that basically the entire book could be quotable. The atmosphere that Anderson manages to create is amazing. This darker underbelly of Neverland is such a contrast to the usual Neverland, and you can feel the loneliness and sadness seeping off the pages.
The other thing that Anderson does so well is writing lonely characters. Every character felt so real, and Tiger Lily and Peter are some of the most well written characters I've ever read. The heart of the book is really the relationship between them and it's done so perfectly. Of course there is more to this book than just one relationship, there's a lot of focus on identity and the supporting characters are written just as well as our main two. I'm still in the shock that this story is solely told from the perspective of Tinkerbell, but yet manages to describe everything is such depth.
When asked what my favourite book is I could never narrow it down to one single novel, but now I think I can safely say that this is my favourite book.
This is the first book I've ever reread (apart from those I had to read in school). I've never been drawn to rereading a book since I already know what's going to happen. But in the three years since I first read this book I haven't stopped thinking about it and I thought it was finally time to revisit it.
This book is just beautiful and if my house was on fire and I could only save one book, this would be that book. The writing is always on point, so much so that basically the entire book could be quotable. The atmosphere that Anderson manages to create is amazing. This darker underbelly of Neverland is such a contrast to the usual Neverland, and you can feel the loneliness and sadness seeping off the pages.
The other thing that Anderson does so well is writing lonely characters. Every character felt so real, and Tiger Lily and Peter are some of the most well written characters I've ever read. The heart of the book is really the relationship between them and it's done so perfectly. Of course there is more to this book than just one relationship, there's a lot of focus on identity and the supporting characters are written just as well as our main two. I'm still in the shock that this story is solely told from the perspective of Tinkerbell, but yet manages to describe everything is such depth.
When asked what my favourite book is I could never narrow it down to one single novel, but now I think I can safely say that this is my favourite book.
**No spoilers for plot, though I've gone and discussed the tone of the ending, which might be considered a spoiler to some.**
"Let me tell you something straight off. This is a love story, but not like any you've heard. The boy and the girl are far from innocent. Dear lives are lost. And good doesn't win. In some places, there is something ultimately good about endings. In Neverland, that is not the case."
This is the story of the thorny romance between Peter Pan and Tiger Lily, before and after the arrival of Wendy Darling in Neverland. Even with that opening above, I didn't expect this to be so . . . sad. So infused with loneliness and lost love and tragedy. It's beautifully written, and Anderson's re-working of the Peter Pan legend (including many key moments we should all recognize but are woven in subtly) is unconventional and surprisingly realistic. Tiger Lily is such a captivating, complex character in this version, and so is Peter Pan, Tik Tok (her adoptive father), Hook, and especially Tink, the narrator, who as a mute fairy has developed a empathetic kind of telepathy that allows her to see into others' basic thoughts and feelings (a neat trick that makes for a robust story with multiple perspectives, though centered on Tiger Lily). But I'm left with this melancholy, wistful feeling of regret. I suppose changing, like growing up and growing old, has an inherent sadness to it, especially when told from the POV of those being left behind, and I had forgotten that that concept is at the heart of all Peter Pan stories.
Tink says at one point, "Sometimes love means not being able to bear seeing the one you love the way they are, when they're not what you hoped for them." That's sort of how I feel about this book. This isn't a criticism, so much as an observation -- it's a very affecting read, but one that left me with a lingering sadness at how it turned out, even though it was in some respects a perfect ending.
And now I've gone and jumped this ahead of some of my other books that needs reviews, just to capture this weird feeling. I may do another, fuller review later when I've taken care of those others.
"Let me tell you something straight off. This is a love story, but not like any you've heard. The boy and the girl are far from innocent. Dear lives are lost. And good doesn't win. In some places, there is something ultimately good about endings. In Neverland, that is not the case."
This is the story of the thorny romance between Peter Pan and Tiger Lily, before and after the arrival of Wendy Darling in Neverland. Even with that opening above, I didn't expect this to be so . . . sad. So infused with loneliness and lost love and tragedy. It's beautifully written, and Anderson's re-working of the Peter Pan legend (including many key moments we should all recognize but are woven in subtly) is unconventional and surprisingly realistic. Tiger Lily is such a captivating, complex character in this version, and so is Peter Pan, Tik Tok (her adoptive father), Hook, and especially Tink, the narrator, who as a mute fairy has developed a empathetic kind of telepathy that allows her to see into others' basic thoughts and feelings (a neat trick that makes for a robust story with multiple perspectives, though centered on Tiger Lily). But I'm left with this melancholy, wistful feeling of regret. I suppose changing, like growing up and growing old, has an inherent sadness to it, especially when told from the POV of those being left behind, and I had forgotten that that concept is at the heart of all Peter Pan stories.
Tink says at one point, "Sometimes love means not being able to bear seeing the one you love the way they are, when they're not what you hoped for them." That's sort of how I feel about this book. This isn't a criticism, so much as an observation -- it's a very affecting read, but one that left me with a lingering sadness at how it turned out, even though it was in some respects a perfect ending.
And now I've gone and jumped this ahead of some of my other books that needs reviews, just to capture this weird feeling. I may do another, fuller review later when I've taken care of those others.