Though the story itself is fun and I did enjoy reading it, there are a lot of things about this book that definitely place it squarely in its time. The misogyny and race content inside the book did not age well at all and does detract from the story. I actually deducted half a star from my rating specifically because of this.

I did enjoy that Peter is not necessarily the hero portrayed in the Disney version and felt like Hook had more of a human quality to him than is otherwise portrayed in the cartoon. I will say that it holds better to the Hook movie version, which I enjoyed more than the original anyway. Hearing about J.M. Barrie's life and the meanings behind the book were touching and heart-breaking and give the book a bit more of an endearing quality. Knowing that he donated the book and its royalties to a children's hospital which still benefits from it today is even more wonderful.

A good little fairytale despite its downfalls. Worth the read for me, but not at the top of my list for one I would recommend for children now.