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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Reading this book was such a refreshing experience, especially after only knowing the story through the movies. What stood out to me most were all the little details that the adaptations either changed or left out entirely. here are some points I found interesting..
*SPOILER ALERT*
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• The Darling family was poor, which is why their nurse was Nana, a stray dog they had taken in.
• Mr. Darling once joked by putting medicine in Nana’s bowl, which is why they coddled her afterward.
• Wendy had a pet wolf.
• She gave John and Michael written tests to remind them of their parents.
• The pirates wanted to capture Wendy to be their mother too.
• Wendy’s mother knew about Peter and arranged for Wendy to visit him once a year for “spring cleaning,” though Peter sometimes forgot.
• Peter eventually forgot about Hook and Tinker Bell, since fairies have short lives and he forgets the pirates he killed.
• When Peter returned years later, he was shocked to see Wendy grown up and broke down crying.
• Wendy’s daughter Jane then took her place, asking Peter the same words Wendy once had: “Boy, why are you crying?” The cycle later continued with Jane’s daughter, Margaret..
I genuinely hope that Wendy descendants stop being Peter Pan’s housekeepers with the feminist revolution.
I get why this is a classics but with all this racism and misogyny I’m glad there are so many valuable retelling of this story.
I get why this is a classics but with all this racism and misogyny I’m glad there are so many valuable retelling of this story.
3.5
Questo libro è stato molto carino, un bellissimo ritorno all'infanzia, anche se non mi ha fatto impazzire. La storia è narrata come se lo scrittore la stesse raccontando a voce, perciò sono molto frequenti le sue opinioni e i suoi commenti, che a volte possono essere, a mio parere, un pò invasivi. La storia la conosciamo tutti, la storia di Peter Pan, il bambino che non voleva crescere, Wendy e i suoi fratelli, il loro viaggio sull'Isolachenonc'è con i Bambini Sperduti, i pellerossa e i pirati. I personaggi non mi sono piaciuti moltissimo, soprattutto la figura di Peter, che nonostante sia una figura di enerno bambino, ha delle sfumature di arroganza e presunzione che in certi momenti sono abbastanza insopportabili. Il personaggio che più mi ha intrigata è quella di Uncino, di cui spesso si fanno accenni alla sua vita, ma non vengono mai approfonditi; è un personaggio controverso e mi sarebbe piaciuto leggere di più della sua storia (Forse potrei avere la mente lievemente deviata dal Captain Hook di Once Upon a Time, ma giusto un filino)
Alla fine però è stata una lettura molto carina e piacevole.
Questo libro è stato molto carino, un bellissimo ritorno all'infanzia, anche se non mi ha fatto impazzire. La storia è narrata come se lo scrittore la stesse raccontando a voce, perciò sono molto frequenti le sue opinioni e i suoi commenti, che a volte possono essere, a mio parere, un pò invasivi. La storia la conosciamo tutti, la storia di Peter Pan, il bambino che non voleva crescere, Wendy e i suoi fratelli, il loro viaggio sull'Isolachenonc'è con i Bambini Sperduti, i pellerossa e i pirati. I personaggi non mi sono piaciuti moltissimo, soprattutto la figura di Peter, che nonostante sia una figura di enerno bambino, ha delle sfumature di arroganza e presunzione che in certi momenti sono abbastanza insopportabili. Il personaggio che più mi ha intrigata è quella di Uncino, di cui spesso si fanno accenni alla sua vita, ma non vengono mai approfonditi; è un personaggio controverso e mi sarebbe piaciuto leggere di più della sua storia (Forse potrei avere la mente lievemente deviata dal Captain Hook di Once Upon a Time, ma giusto un filino)
Alla fine però è stata una lettura molto carina e piacevole.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
رغم إن في صغري كنت بعشق أفلام الكارتون لكن كان فيه نوعية معينة من الأفلام ماكنتش بفضلها وكنت بشعر بالملل منها .. مثلاً ماكنتش بستمتع بالكارتون الخاص بهذه الرواية ولا بكارتون آليس في بلاد العجائب .. ولما كبرت فكرت أقراهم كروايات لعل القراءة غير المشاهدة وتغير العمر يكون له تأثير مغاير لكن وجدت إن نفس المردود لازال ثابت.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
goodness this book is truly full of magic and childlike wonder!
reading it as a semi-adult, i can now clearly see the symbolism of neverland as the imagination, and the recurring themes of death, fear of adulthood, and tensions between rationalism and imagination disguised as magic, fairies and adventure. it’s so interesting to read these stories with a different eye, being able to see the magic and the messages within is truly an adventure in itself!
aspects of this book certainly don’t hold up to modern standards, and i think it’s important to recognise that, critique it, and make sure we are continuously challenging stereotypes portrayed in the text.
reading it as a semi-adult, i can now clearly see the symbolism of neverland as the imagination, and the recurring themes of death, fear of adulthood, and tensions between rationalism and imagination disguised as magic, fairies and adventure. it’s so interesting to read these stories with a different eye, being able to see the magic and the messages within is truly an adventure in itself!
aspects of this book certainly don’t hold up to modern standards, and i think it’s important to recognise that, critique it, and make sure we are continuously challenging stereotypes portrayed in the text.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm not really one to read a book like Peter Pan, because I'm more a girl to read books about sex, drugs, and addiction, because I'm crazy/morbid like that. Haha. But, my book club I'm in, had Peter Pan at the top of the list. I had even voted to read it first, because it was a book I wanted to read although it wasn't really my style of book. At first, I really really liked it. To the point, where I really wanted to read on faster than the book club was supposed to. Of course, I could have kept reading, but I wanted to go at the same pace as the book club. I got so excited the day the book club would add more chapters, and I just couldn't stop reading. But, getting a little further into the book where most of the action/adventure took place, I found myself getting bored. I'm not really sure why, because I'm sure that's where most people would start really getting into the book, but that just wasn't me. I actually began getting behind in the book club (but also that was because I began working a lot...)
The book was okay, and the ending was just brilliant. I really enjoyed reading the ending. So, let's just say the climax, if that's what you want to call it, actually bored me. I'm weird though, and most people DO like this book. I give it three starts, just because of the boring middle. But, then again, I could be the only one who thinks the middle was boring. I don't regret reading it, because I can finally say that I have read it. I was disappointed though.
The book was okay, and the ending was just brilliant. I really enjoyed reading the ending. So, let's just say the climax, if that's what you want to call it, actually bored me. I'm weird though, and most people DO like this book. I give it three starts, just because of the boring middle. But, then again, I could be the only one who thinks the middle was boring. I don't regret reading it, because I can finally say that I have read it. I was disappointed though.