A review by nasab
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

adventurous lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

3.0

There are two stories in this book: Peter Pan & Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. The first story and the one I actually wanted to read was wonderful. It emphasizes the difference between children and adults. Peter is arrogant but I never thought badly about him, he has a pure baby mind which explains his behavior.
I actually pittied him because everything around him is imaginary and he can't tell the difference between whats real and what's not. He is also very sad even if he can't realize it. The fact that he's forgetful makes sense. Wendy is such a dear she believed in him till the end.

I was excited to read the other story but it was extremely boring and dull. I skipped so much because I couldn't take it anymore. What I concluded was that
apparently children used to be birds so when they are human they still believe they can fly and they want to go back to the treetops. Many fail, but Peter pan was able to escape. He lived among fairies and their queen granted him a wish. His wish was to go back to his mother, so the queen gave him the ability to fly but said she can't open the door for him. He was sure that the window will be open for him and it was so he went in and felt so much love for his sad sleeping mother but decided to go back to her later because of some silly reason. After some time he decided to go back for good, but to his dismay, the window was barred and his mother was holding another baby :( He left and never came back. It's quite depressing to feel abandoned.
There are many weird elements in the story but it's a childrens book so that's normal.