Peter Pan

This was so........ weird. Breaking down the review into two parts because it's essentially two separate stories.

Some general notes:
The writing style was very bedtime story-ish. Had a strong personal feel to it, and it broke the 4th wall several times. The poetic prose could be pretty at times, but otherwise redundant for beating around the bush so much.

Peter Pan:
INCEST!!!!!!!!!!! That is the only word I can use to describe what I got out of this. I thought that the subtle flirting between Wendy and Peter was really cute, but I got really uncomfortable reading the story about halfway? Which probably made me drag the whole book.

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens:
A bit confusing to comprehend in the beginning, but after a while, things started to make sense. Nice imagination in this, and I liked how everything came full-circle in the end.

We read 2 chapters tonight and the language is WAY too advanced (and way too British) for my five-year-old. He is pretty interested in the idea of a boy who never grows up, however, and I am hoping that once it moves past the parents' stories that the adventure with Peter and the lost boys will maintain Charlie's interest. Because I really, really like this and this edition is absolutely gorgeous.

I have never read the real book before this, but I did know the famous first line of it (“All children, except one, grow up.”) Reading this first line and opening chapter as an adult and a parent was simultaneously heartwrenching and thrilling.