This is the novel, and not the stage play. As I mentioned in the video, my understanding is that originally the novel was called Peter Pan and Wendy and the stage play was called Peter Pan. But nowadays most reprintings of the novel just call it Peter Pan, so that's the name I'm going with here.
Started: April 22, 2025
This is a reread. I read this book for the first time when I was in 6th grade. I did it again as an audiobook in 2010. (2010 was before I started reviewing rereads on this blog, so I didn't review it at that time.) So this is be my 3rd time going through this book. (I have also revisited parts of this book in 2014 in my lessons-- here and here, but I did not reread the whole book at that time, only selections from it.) However, as this is my first time reviewing this book on this blog, according to my new rules, I'm doing this as a video only review.
Addendum: One of the disadvantages of doing these video reviews unscripted is that sometimes I'll just forget to talk about something until after I've shut off the video camera. In this case, I had meant to talk about the last chapter, but it slipped my mind.
The last chapter is really heartbreaking. It's where James Barrie reminds his readers that there's a tragic side to the story of Peter Pan, and it really hits me everytime I read it. I was noticing this time around that the emotional punch in the last chapter is done by the author doing an expert job of describing the reactions of the characters. It's very well-written, and calculated to produce exactly the reaction that it produces.
Here's some links to me reading some of my favorite excerpts from this book:
* My review of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/03/treasure-island-by-robert-louis.html
Related playlists:
* Books I read in 2025: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Fev7Uv6_tzuSf84LtYwQu&si=Im1rdozRXrgGnr99
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* The Classics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53EsuWSZ-z0uFGL_0Jl6F1&si=w_vqZaUj03aL-yEB
* Young Adult and Juvenile Literature Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS&si=nTvuFou1PkhgqZ6E
* Fantasy and Science Fiction Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4NClast3lkLp_cQ1Tn-2cb&si=I4qHvqNLWrkfCZCF
* Peter Pan: Story Time ESL Listening Playlist:
* Classic Books Which are Fun and Painless to Read Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4Ki1-6bkRjtQhszjn_lEwa&si=iCkSUOK56gaCK-wW
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