Peter Pan

I read this book for the first time when I was a lot younger, and I never understood the gravity of the ending until now. Reading it this time around, I wasn't all that impressed with the first 90% of the book. It was the same old story I'd heard many times before and seen in the movies, and it was cute and reminiscent of my childhood, but nothing huge. The last chapter, however, was different. It was much heavier and more realistic. It's hard to put into words, but Barrie somehow perfectly captures the nostalgia and pain of growing up without saying it directly. The last chapter was so bittersweet and sad but still very good and it stuck with me and made up for the rest of the book.