Peter Pan e i giardini di Kensington

Review in English and Spanish This book had one of the best introductions, knowing so many curious facts about its author and creating his story and everything that was around him at the time he wrote it, his life and other things around the novel allow us to see The novel from another perspective. J Leggi tutto

Book 28/100

I should have read this before reading Peter Pan. This story made me cry at the end; about how Peter felt when his mother was sleeping with another baby. However, I wanted to give 4 stars but I couldn't bring myself to do that.

Pues bastante desangelado, comparado con su obra mas conocida "Peter Pan". Este relato de los orígenes de Peter Pan me han dejado algo frío, si es cierto que el tono evidentemente es muy infantil, pero eso no me molesta, mas que nada, las ilustraciones que no pegan con la idea que al menos yo tuve po Leggi tutto

At the beginning of this book, it told me something along the lines of: to properly understand the story of Peter Pan, you need to understand Kensington Gardens. That is a lie. You do not need to read this book to understand, enjoy, or dislike (as was in my case), Peter Pan and Wendy. Put this book

Somehow, this book fell a little flat for me. I enjoyed reading it, no doubt, but I think this was more due to the writing style (which was very easy for me to read) than the actual plot or the characters. I was actually a bit surprised by that, because I love fairies and was especially excited for th Leggi tutto

Barrie says of Peter somewhere: “Oh, he was merry! He was as much merrier than you, for instance, as you are merrier than your father.” With all due respect, he could not have made a worse choice of adjective. Merriment is joy grounded in something solid; Peter is certainly gay, but there is nothing Leggi tutto

“He was a poet, and they are never exactly grown up.” Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens could've been marvelous. Barrie's whimsical writing is stunning as always, but unfortunately, the narrative is so confusing and sporadic that it's difficult to follow. The juxtaposition of events in the