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Peter Pan teaches Wendy and her brothers to fly to Never-Never Land, where they share some exciting adventures with Indians and pirates. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (37)

Neverland
I'd never read this book as a child so I had the Disney version of Peter Pan bouncing around in my head all these years.How different Barrie's book is from that watered down story.Tinkerbell and the Mermaids have minds of their own and they're not faceless, harmless, innocents in Barrie's original version.The poor Lost Boys are truly lost in scary isolationand dependent on Peter Pan to lead them.Sadly Pan forgets about them at times and at others he uses them as pawns in his need for adventure with horrible vindictive pirates.There are deadly crocodiles lurking on the Neverland Island as well as stereotyped Native American who are out for blood.

Worst Peter will never grow up because he's left his shadow behind.Because he's unwilling to examine, deal with the his darker side self that we all stuff into our shadow he can't learn from it or worse still can'tforgive himself for not being all sweetness and light so he can become a responsible, loving, adult.He also misses out on knowing others aren't perfect either and don't need to be in order to be loved.I'm glad I finally got around to reading Barrie's story because it contains layers of messages.

Hyman's illustrations are wonderful as well.

I had a shock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today we got a book"Peter Pan",it is very old,the first pagehardly kept with other pages,but the most interesting was next!!!!I FoUND SOMEONES HAIR INSIDE,when we decided to read it!
It IS DISGUSTInG!!!!!

Multiple edition reviews
ALL EDITIONS ARE NOT EQUAL!Amazon has the bad habit of gathering ALL reviews for one title and posting them under ANY edition. Reviewers, PLEASE post all the necessary info to allow readers to discern which edition you are reviewing. The title and author is the same yes but the abridger, adapter, illustrator, edition year/copyright, ISBN would be a help... at least until Amazon figures out that classics get reprinted a zillion times and reviews are usually about a particular edition.

You Can't Go Wrong With This Book!
I bought these to be included as favors for my son's 8th birthday party - inexpensive and a true value! This is a classic story! This book gives adults and children everywhere permission to never grow up (at least for a little while). When I read this book I find myself encouraging my own children to use their imaginations and to believe as much as they wish that they truly don't have to age another day!

This story is not only endless fun, but is also a story filled with bittersweet realizations and acceptance. From the first line, "All children, except one, grow up", to the last, "...and thus it will go on, so long as children are gay and innocent and heartless" readers are reminded that the delight and fun of a child is temporary. In the first chapter, it is Mrs. Darling who, in her delight for her daughter Wendy, unwittingly breaks the news - that Wendy will have to grow up: "Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!", she says. Wendy is not upset by this. We see that she adores her mother and may in fact look forward to womanhood when Barrie describes Mrs. Darling's kiss "perfectly conspicuous in the right-hand corner" of her sweet mocking mouth.

But for now, there is time! Wendy acts as our liason between two worlds and we will enjoy childhood while it lasts. As Peter persuades Wendy to leave London with him she generously invites us to go with her when she insists that John and Michael be included. And then we're off to Neverland! Throughout the story Wendy keeps one foot firmly planted in reality, while keeping the other foot willingly, but cautiously, in Neverland. In admiring the mermaids we learn with Wendy that not everything is as it seems. Being hunted and kidnapped by pirates isn't always pleasant, and to be thought of jealously by a mischievous fairy and beautiful Indian Princess is frustrating. She also recognizes how The Lost Boys have forgotten their mothers and feels it is her duty to remind them how much mothers truly care for their children and is determined to not forget her own.

Part of what makes this book such a favorite is the style in which it is written. It is filled with figurative language and fantastic imagery.One of my favorite scenes is when Mrs. Darling learns "of Peter when she was tidying up her children's minds". Barrie insightfully writes: "It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day. If you could keep awake (but of course you can't) you would see your own mother doing this, and you would find it very interesting to watch her. It is quite like tidying up drawers. You would see her on her knees, I expect, lingering humorously over some of your contents, wondering where on earth you had picked this thing up, making discoveries sweet and not so sweet, pressing this to her cheek as if it were as nice as a kitten, and hurriedly stowing that out of sight. When you wake in the morning, the naughtiness and evil passions with which you went to bed have been folded up small and placed at the bottom of your mind; and on the top, beautifully aired, are spread out your prettier thoughts, ready for you to put on."The vocabulary, similes, metaphors, and imagery used with such tenderness and honesty reveal so much and are not far from the truth - ask any romantic mother!

A Timeless Classic


I bought "Peter Pan" for my daughter doing her fourth grade at school. Although I had read the book over 35 years ago, its magic rekindled again as I read this unique, amusing and timeless classic. The book makes me laugh and smile.

"Peter Pan" is a fantastic and ageless fantasy adventure book about a boy who magically refuses to grow up. The boy can fly and at one time he visits the Darling family in the company of a fairy and he teaches Wendy and her two brothers to fly and together they fly to Neverland, Peter's fantasy island homeland. In Neverland, Peter is the leader of the Lost Boys and there he performs many heroic and some not-so-heroic feats. There several adventures take place including Peter fighting his nemesis, the wicked leader of a group of pirates Captain Hook, encounters with mermaids, Indians, fairies and the like.

This is a compelling fantasy story that is good reading for the young and the young at heart. The book has pretty colours and it is easy for children to read and follow the story. The only blemish is describing Peter Pan as sometimes very cruel and heartless and one wonders what lingers in the minds of the little ones afterwards.

All in all, this is a high quality, lucid and readable book that I recommend to anyone that loves to read an unforgettable adventure story.

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