Peter and the Shadow Thieves

I finished reading Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's Peter and the Shadow Thieves last night. As you may know, I love J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. There is something so incredibly fascinating about a never ending childhood. The book embodies innocence in a way that no other book I've read does. Most break it down through coming-of-age trials and meandering experiences that generally lead to growing up. Seeing as I'm such a fan of the original text, it should come to no surprise that I have reserved feelings about Barry and Pearson's text. I did like Peter and the Starcatchers enough to read the second book and purchase the next one, but its just not the same. They've completely changed the origin story and created their own universe in which to adventure. I don't know, I guess I'm a sucker for YA lit, or maybe I just find the way they wrote the books so interesting. From what I understand, they each take turns writing new chapters and email them back and forth. You wouldn't know it from reading the text. It flows pretty smoothly. Like its predecessor, the book is incredibly long with amazingly short chapters. It is an easy read if you're looking for something to have fun with, but I'd start with Starcatchers unless you want to be utterly confused.