Peter Pan in Discussion with Christopher Mechling

Jun 20, 2011 Ellon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2025-middle-grade, made-into-a-movie, own, 2025-audiobooks

Jan 2025
5 stars (I loved it)

So I apparently gave this a 3 star rating the first time I read it. Yet I go around and tell people that it's my favorite book....

There are just so many quotes from this book that make me feel like home. "oh the cleverness of me" "to die would be an awfully big adventure" "boy, why are you crying?" and so many more. I have "think happy thoughts" tattooed on my arm and two stars (second star to the right) tattooed on my shoulder.

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Oct 18, 2013 Nikki Harriet rated it it was amazing

"All children, except one, grow up."

Peter Pan. My all-time favorite classic.

"Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning. "

We all have our favorite stories, classics and fairy tales, as a child. The young girls often choose Cinderella, or Beauty and the Beast, or The Little Mermaid, and the like as their favorites. I love these Disney Princesses too, but for me, Peter Pan have always been and will always be the story closest to my heart.

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Mar 30, 2020 Yana Maria Rassy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2018

I do not know where to begin.
this book has truly shaped me. its layers and depth allow it to be a wonderful experience regardless of the readers' age. I must admit, growing up, I was not very fond of the Disney movie and only picked up the book some years ago out of sheer curiosity.
never would I have thought that it would hold such a prominent place in my heart.
some of the things that I love about it include, but are certainly not limited to:
-the narrator: there is no better way to describe him I do not know where to begin.
this book has truly shaped me. its layers and depth allow it to be a wonderful experience regardless of the readers' age. I must admit, growing up, I was not very fond of the Disney movie and only picked up the book some years ago out of sheer curiosity.
never would I have thought that it would hold such a prominent place in my heart.
some of the things that I love about it include, but are certainly not limited to:
-the narrator: there is no better way to describe him other than peculiar. he often praises a character in one page and insults him in the next. he also has multiple outrageous statements that are said so simply and matter of factly that the reader finds himself rereading the same sentence again and again. he may not be part of the story but adds to it, in my opinion, as much as peter pan himself.
- peter pan: I adore this character. he is the perfect representation of childhood. not pure and perfect but rather, as J.M. Barrie describes it in the books last sentence: " gay, innocent and heartless". one feels towards him the same love and annoyance as one feels towards any real child. For a nonsensical character, Peter Pan is as close as it gets to a real little boy.
-the metaphor of it all: this book in and of itself is one big metaphor for life. Hooks fear for the ticking crocodile, for example, which shows the inescapable threat of time and death which glooms around adulthood, as well as his obsession with good form which is a symbol, of the oppressive paternal forces in society (further alluded to through the casting of the play in which Hook and Mr Darling are played be the same actor). where Peter represents eternal childhood, gaiety, and adventure, Hook represents adulthood, restrictions for the sake of good form, and ill temper.
-how it relates to the authors life: i will not go to in depth when it comes to this last point and i strongly encourage you to do your own research for i know myself to be bias and do not desire to pass off my beliefs on the subject as fact. ...more

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Jan 15, 2014 Charity Cano Pierson rated it really liked it

Shelves: fairy-tale, neverland

Peter Pan was an amazing book, having grown up watching Disney's Peter Pan I was delightfully surprised at the original tale by Barrie. The narrative was interesting, told by the author who from time to time pulls the characters out of the story almost as if he is trying to remind us that this is a dream and we are only sleeping. Overall, I liked the book, thought at times it got a bit TOO wordy, I would still recommend this book. Enjoy
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