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A review by mgvinson
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
3.0
When I was a young teenager I read Peter Pan and was quite enchanted by the writing of it. I loved the playful second person perspective, and really still do. Unfortunate to admit that my brain didn’t store how very racist the book gets, so I’m taking off a couple stars from my initial rating.
A funny thing happened this time, where I spent the entire read imagining how I might read it to a child of mine, what parts I might omit, which might need explaining. It’s strange to be reading something about childhood and the fear of growing up while so clearly recognizing yourself to have done so. Not too bad of a thing, though, though like Wendy I found myself smiling a little wetly towards the end.
I still love the little hints towards Peter Pan being such a brutal little child. As much as it’s about the glory of childhood, it’s also about the heartlessness and cruelty of children, and the way that Peter Pan embodies that to the extent of becoming a pretty horrifying little creature is great. An amazing character, and a great story for children.
A funny thing happened this time, where I spent the entire read imagining how I might read it to a child of mine, what parts I might omit, which might need explaining. It’s strange to be reading something about childhood and the fear of growing up while so clearly recognizing yourself to have done so. Not too bad of a thing, though, though like Wendy I found myself smiling a little wetly towards the end.
I still love the little hints towards Peter Pan being such a brutal little child. As much as it’s about the glory of childhood, it’s also about the heartlessness and cruelty of children, and the way that Peter Pan embodies that to the extent of becoming a pretty horrifying little creature is great. An amazing character, and a great story for children.