A review by pk1
Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie

adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Barrie actually wrote this as a play before a book if you didn't know. (The musical with Cathy Rigby is fantastic. I had it on tape as a kid). Barrie wanted to flesh out the story a little more, so if you've seen the play, then most everything that happens is the same, just more detailed. And I have to say, Peter is a jerk and kind of creepy. He basically lures/tricks the kids into going to Neverland with him. He's also extremely cocky and bossy. "To die will be an awfully big adventure." This quote right here, I just, it's so good. I can't stop thinking about it. One interesting thing is that in the play (which was written first) Peter says "To die would be..." yet Barrie changed it in the book, and I'm not really sure why...