Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

"To die will be an awfully big adventure."

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie is an incredibly familiar story. The tale of the boy who will never grow up is one that has fascinated us since we were children. It was about time I got around to reading the actual story and I'm quite glad I did.

For those who are unfamiliar with the tale (though I assume there are few who fall under this category), this book is about a group of siblings who have the good fortune to meet a boy named Peter Pan, but it is mostly the tale of Peter Pan himself.

Leader of the lost boys and an adventurer to the core, Peter leaves his home on Neverland to hear the stories Wendy Darling tells her brothers every night so as to relay him to his lost boys. But one day he loses his shadow in their home, which leads to the introduction of Wendy to Peter, whom she and her brothers have only known in their dreams. When he offers to bring she and her brothers back to Neverland, it is an offer they couldn't refuse even if they wanted to.

Though a magical land beyond their wildest dreams, even Neverland has its share of dangers. Otherwise, there would be no adventures and Peter would lose interest. Captain Hook and his crew are out to kill Peter and they'll do whatever it takes to accomplish that feat, even if that means playing dirty.

Peter Pan is every bit the tale that captured our imaginations as children and continues to do so in adulthood. Barrie proves a master in the way he crafts this tale and the imagery he uses to send your imagination reeling. I was hooked from the beginning, no matter how many times I had heard the tale.

I would suggest this to parents and children alike. There is much to be learned within its pages and plenty of room for anyone's imagination, young or old, to soar. All you need is a little fairy dust.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥

Not the pain of this but its unfairness was what dazed Peter. It made him quite helpless. He could only stare, horrified. Every child is affected thus the first time he is treated unfairly. All he thinks he has a right to when he comes to you to be yours is fairness. After you have been unfair to him he will love you again, but he will never afterward be quite the same boy. No one ever gets over the first unfairness; no one except Peter.