Elizabeth Casas
For the first semester, I had the opportunity to read the novel Tiger Lily written by Jodi Lynn Anderson.
This novel takes the classic tale of Peter Pan and puts it into the perspective of Tiger Lily, the daughter of a very respected shaman. On an island where no one ever ages, Tiger Lily has never grown a day over fifteen.
Since she was very young, she has grown up hearing the tales of the vicious Lost Boys and their violent ways. Because of this, Tiger Lily has always been advised to stay away from the woods, until one day she meets their red headed leader, Peter Pan. From this point on, their friendship begins to form and eventually blossoms into something more.
This book includes the classic characters like Wendy, Captain Hook, and even the famous crocodile. The novel was actually recommended to me by one of the librarians here at Mayfair and if I'm being completely honest, I at first thought this book was extremely corny. I am not the type of person who frequently indulges in fantasy tales and thought this book wasn't for me. However, my opinion on this book completely changed the more I read it.
From time to time, I've felt a lot of sadness reading the details of some books, but I have never felt anger like I did when finishing this book. That's how I know this book was amazing. This book had the power to make me feel a certain emotion and if you have a heart you will feel something too. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes books that contain emotion.
I was going to read this book last year, but since I could not really remember the story of Peter Pan that much I decided against it. Hearing your review it seems as though the book has more to it than meets the eye. I am intrigued when you say that the book contains many emotions. What would you say is your favorite part of the book?
ReplyDeleteI'm the opposite, I love books like this. It's intriguing that this book would provide me with a different perspective of the classic Peter Pan fairy tale. Would you say this book took on a darker theme of peter pan, or kept the main story line as the original after reading more?
ReplyDeleteI love spinoffs and how famous Peter Pan is this is really cool that your able too see the point of views of other character. I would love to see how other characters see the world and telling by this summary it has a bit more adult themes and I would definitely give this book a try.
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