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Die Chroniken von Peter Pan - Albtraum im Nimmerland by Christina Henry
18 reviews
thathiplass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
littletiramisu's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Gore
l_ander's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
mybestfriendsarefictional's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, and Abandonment
storyorc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Pan lore purists, this is not for you. Works best as a prequel to the Disney or with only a faint memory the original.
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexism and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying and Rape
starofash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
it's also about how people can twist stories and even your own memories to make you believe them, make you love them. that's exactly what peter does in this retelling.
he's the villain.
the story is very captivating and you can't really put the book down.
the only three critique points i have are: firstly, the way a queer narrative was avoided, although it had potential to be trans-inclusive or have a gay love story, secondly, the author's obsession with the phrase "xy, for xy" (is that understandable?)
it's at least on every second page for quite a bit of the book, and after 100 pages, i really was getting fed up.
lastly, the ending felt a little bit rushed rushed and i would've loved to explore more of jamies feelings and his rise to being captain
nevertheless, it's a very good book and i enjoyed reading it.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Grief
morganish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Lost Boy is a Peter Pan prequel from Hook's perspective, where Peter Pan is a monstrous, manipulative sociopath. It's a really fantastic metaphor for how abuse, especially abuse of minors, works psychologically by pitting victims against each other, explored in a variety of ways that absolutely pull no punches. If you can hang with that kind of content, I can't really recommend it highly enough, and definitely sets this book at least at 4 stars for me.
But as deeply entrenched as I was in the narrative, there's a particular plot direction somewhere vaguely in the middle of the book that really, really didn't work for me. From a queer lens in specific, it felt like a bit of an oversight how it's handled, though I'm not sure straight/cis readers will notice or think much of it. It soured a lot of the rest of the story in overall enjoyability for me personally. And then, ultimately, the ending felt like it was trying to wrap up and intersect with the canonical version of Peter Pan. This focus on intersection felt like it undermined the story's powerful themes, trying to hit a checklist of events instead of giving Lost Boy the emotional/psychological ending it deserved. For me, these two negative aspects stood out enough to take what was initially a really gripping story and put it in the category of enjoyable for the moment, but not making it into a new favorite.
If you like retellings or tie-in stories about classic children's tales, especially if they shed a new, more adult, darker light on the original, you should seriously consider picking this up. From what I've seen so far, it succeeds at this more than any other retelling I've encountered. However if you're triggered by stories that realistically explore how abuse works, I definitely would advise proceeding with caution. And I'd also say if you have no tolerance for stories that don't consider/make space for queer interpretations of certain kinds of plot devices or storylines, this might not be the story for you.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Grief, and War
Minor: Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Additional content warnings: *grisgrisgris's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship