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idathomasdotter 's review for:
Peter Pan
by J.M. Barrie
Found this copy in a café in Gothenburg when I was there for the film festival last week. It had sticker on it that said "This book is free! Open and read more about it on the inside of the cover" and on the inside of the cover was a hand-written message from the person who owned the book that said to check out this website called bookcrossing.com and make a quick entry about where I'd found the book, and once I'd read it, what I thought about it, then I should pass it on... this is the entry that I wrote on the website:
"I love this book. I think J. M. Barrie's language is witty, perceptive and constantly flickering between grown-up and child-like. The story is sweet, amusing and also dark. I obviously don't care much for the gender roles, but for its time, I suppose those are to be expected. In fact, this book is very daring in that regard considering the time it was written and published (I'm convinced that Barrie, were he alive today, would be a feminist) There's something sad and melancholy about Peter Pan in the original, that I don't believe I've sensed in any other adaptation of the story, which I think lends it another dimension and room for interpretation.
All in all, it's a classic for a reason, and it definitely goes on my list of favourites!
I brought it to Stockholm with me, thought I'd let it travel a little, and see if I can pass it on to someone in these parts!"
"I love this book. I think J. M. Barrie's language is witty, perceptive and constantly flickering between grown-up and child-like. The story is sweet, amusing and also dark. I obviously don't care much for the gender roles, but for its time, I suppose those are to be expected. In fact, this book is very daring in that regard considering the time it was written and published (I'm convinced that Barrie, were he alive today, would be a feminist) There's something sad and melancholy about Peter Pan in the original, that I don't believe I've sensed in any other adaptation of the story, which I think lends it another dimension and room for interpretation.
All in all, it's a classic for a reason, and it definitely goes on my list of favourites!
I brought it to Stockholm with me, thought I'd let it travel a little, and see if I can pass it on to someone in these parts!"