Avery’s on the tail end of her cold so we were able to resume Peter Pan yesterday. A week or so ago we read Chapter 6 which involved the Lost Boys building a house for Wendy to recuperate in after she was shot by one of them when Tink said she was evil. Nasty, Tink. Peter Pan sits outside after the house is built keeping guard as fairies fly by on their way back from an orgy. Yup, orgy. That’s in the book, not my addition. I know back in the day an orgy is just a party (or is it?) but really? I can just see Avery now on her birthday: “Yay! An orgy!”
Chapter 7 is short and a bit dull. Wendy, John, Michael, and all the Lost Boys move back down into the underground house via hollow trees made especially for them. Everyone’s snug-as-a-bug and Wendy darns some socks and plays Mother-dearest while the boys slumber. Lots of description, lots of detail of Tinker Bell’s fashionable nook in the wall. Lots of classic language referencing designers and things I’ve no idea about.
To be frank, I’m bored to tears of this book and ready to give up, but, as my husband reminded me, I shouldn’t teach Avery to be a quitter. So we’ll persevere, though I’d rather be reading The Chronicles of Narnia. Them’s the good stuff.
Ha! Parts of this are boring but it’s worth it sticking out. I always thought of Tink as a cute and sweet but after rereading this one, I now know she’s just evil.
I want to read this one. I love classic children’s books. Sorry it’s dull!