As, I imagine, many francophone children, I haven't had the chance to read some English children's literature classics during my childhood. I read Alice in Wonderland, but not Narnia; I read Harry Potter, but not the Lord of the Rings; I read Robert Munsch, but not Dr. Seuss. Then, growing up, I ended up reading Dr. Seuss (I was 17) and I began Narnia (I've read three already). During the Christmas holidays, I read Peter Pan.
C'était fantastique, merveilleux. J'ai adoré les images utilisées, les personnifications et le style de J.M. Barrie. Bien sûr, il faut aimer la littérature pour enfants. Je dois avouer que j'en suis une mordue : j'ai peine à lire des livres pour adultes, que je trouve ennuyants et pompeux, et puis l'été dernier j'ai travaillé dans une bibliothèque avec des enfants. (Syndrôme de Peter Pan littéraire? Euh...)
It was fantastic, wonderful. I loved the images in the writing, the personifications and J.M. Barrie's style. Of course, one must love children's literature to appreciate the book. I must admit I'm a bit obsessed with it myself: I hardly ever read "adult" books, which I find pompous and boring, and last summer I worked in a library with children. (Literary Peter Pan Syndrome? Uh...)
Tout de même, j'ai adoré ma lecture!
On the other hand, I must precise that Peter Pan is a bit obsolete - I mean it presents racist and sexist themes (and maybe even classist themes?). I will certainly read it to my future children, but I will do it carefully and I might skip passages.
On the whole, however, I loved it!






















