Pride and Prejudice is my ultimate favorite book but that's old news. My newest fave is a book series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. It's a somewhat unofficial prequel of the Peter Pan story by J. M. Barrie.
Starcatchers is an interesting enough set and introduced characters like the Mollusk people, the original Lost Boys, Ammm and the dreadful Ombra. The story adds new ideas to the original one. Not to mention that it's illustrated. hehe.
The Blood Tide book follows the story of the Lost Boys and two children from the Mollusk Tribe while Peter was away on Starcatcher business in London.
The Starcatcher series has a final book in the making: The Bridge to Neverland. I can't wait for that book to be published. :D
BORROW!!!!!!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteWhat I don't like about this series is that they completely ignore the fact that Barrie already wrote a backstory to Peter Pan. What's more, they have a TON of mistakes as per Barrie's original tales. It's like they never even read them. They even change personalities and the very reason Pan doesn't grow up. How disrespectful can they be?? List of Differences
ReplyDeleteThere is a faithful continuation of Peter Pan's adventures based on Barrie's own notes for more.
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And there's also a great "What if?" novel that charts a new course for it all... while remaing anchored in Barrie's core essesnce and themes. Click!
Give THESE a read! :D
BELIEVE!
I've noticed the differences between the two when I started reading Starcatchers so I just took it as a separate book that drew inspiration from the original.
ReplyDeleteBut I have a feeling that they made it more of a prequel to Disney's version rather than Barrie's. You know, Disney doesn't really tell the whole of the original stories they adapt. -_-
Thanks for the recommendations. I'll keep both eyes for them. :D
nindot ta if i movie ni xa :D
ReplyDeleteNext namo mag kita ni KiM! heheh i padala if pa borrow mu... :)
ReplyDeleteYes, it does seem to be prequel to Disney's. And they are fine adventures on their own. But they don't seem to connect to Disney's all that well, either, albeit much closer though.
ReplyDeleteI hope you at least take the time to read Barrie's original tales. They're much darker than one might imagine - with a bittersweetness and many layers as they say. Barrie really has a knack for blending whimsy and woe. :D
[still] BELIEVE!
I have read the original Peter Pan tale again just a few years ago and I agree with you about it being dark. I think too dark for children to actually read without anyone censoring some of its violence first. I had second thoughts about giving a copy to my 2 and 5 year old goddaughters last christmas. Maybe I'll wait until they're 13 or something. hahaha
ReplyDeleteWhen I read books, I try to enjoy them as best as I can so I usually see them as a separate story altogether. It may be a little naive but in today's times, you can't really see a lot of original plots and themes--I've been noticing a profusion of vampire-centric books ever since that twilight book came out--and I'd go crazy if I think too much about the details vs the original. I do take note of the differences from book to book, but most especially if it's an adaptation, remake or just plain copy-cats(this, I immediately sell afterwards).
Hmmmm... I think what they're trying to say with the series is "what if Peter Pan wasn't a magical being in the first place". That's how I understood it anyway. -_-
Still, I think nothing beats the original. :D