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A review by annereadsthings
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens / Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie
5.0
Like a lot of people my age, I grew up with the Disney adaptation of every fairy tale or children's story they came out with, Peter Pan being no exception. I went for a while with that as the only version I knew, but my mother introduced me to Mary Martin in the musical adaption which, looking back, is surprisingly close to the book's plot. In high school I had the extreme pleasure to see the play Peter and Alice based on the lives of the children that inspired the characters of Peter Pan and Alice from Lewis Carroll's stories, and the movie Finding Neverland is a favorite as well. I have seen so many adaptations of peter pan's story in different mediums, but I had never read the original story until this year.
Read for a literature class, the book was fun to pick apart and take a closer look at. I fell in love with the story and characters again, even though I've heard the tale so many times. Granted, there are some things that don't really go well with the 21st century values I have, but nevertheless I genuinely enjoyed every bit. I was just as fascinated with the story as the first time I saw the animated version.
Read for a literature class, the book was fun to pick apart and take a closer look at. I fell in love with the story and characters again, even though I've heard the tale so many times. Granted, there are some things that don't really go well with the 21st century values I have, but nevertheless I genuinely enjoyed every bit. I was just as fascinated with the story as the first time I saw the animated version.