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Book Reviews of The Little Prince
Book Review: The Little prince
Summary: 5 Stars
The Complex and Simple issues of the Human relation in a Book For Children. You Must find it Book Review: The Best Book Ever!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Little Prince is ostensibly a children's book with lots of lessons for EVERYONE! Read it again and again and you will find a new nugget of wisdom each time. I adore this book as do my students. You won't be disappointed!! Book Review: I don't like the new translation at all
Summary: 1 Stars
I love the style in which this book was originally translated from French to English. There was a genuine, child-like quality to it that rang true to the books character and that of it's charming little prince. The new translation took me by surprise as I was not aware that it had been re-translated and sadly, the surprise was not a happy one. It just doesn't feel like the same book to me, and tragically, the original translation appears to be out of print now. Why in God's name did they feel the need to fix something that was in no way broken? Ghaaaa! Child-like and genuine has been replaced by rigid and sterile. The Little Prince would weep. :(Book Review: Fit for a Princess
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this as a gift for my 7-year-old niece, who lives in a city distant from me. I'm told by her, and her parents, that it is a beautiful edition.
I can add nothing to the comments about this wonderful story, which speaks to the hearts of both children and adults.
So far as I know, it was a hit with my niece and her parents.
Book Review: heartbreaking, tender
Summary: 4 Stars
As I begin this review I think that there must be tons of reviews out already since it's just a classic. Does anybody still need a summary and opinion? Well, maybe you do. Maybe you're like me who knew about the book, has met many people who love it and could never bring yourself to read it. Well, for you, I will write this review.
He story is a fable: a stranded pilot meets The Little Prince who shares with him his discoveries about the people and things he has met on his journey away from home. The Little Prince is like a child in many ways as he is open, curious, and accepting. But he is wise, too, knowing about what's truly important in life: friendship, responsibility for your friends, and enjoying things for what they are without trying to make them into something that you want.
When parts of the book were read to me in middle school I immediately despised it. A little prince fussing over a pretentious rose, how stupid was that?! I had to turn 38 to be able to read this book about love and friendship and life because I couldn't allow myself to be vulnerable to its message before now. I'm grown-up enough now to mourn the lack of responsibility I've shown towards the people I've tamed. And even harder for me: I'm grown-up enough now to mourn the lack of responsibility that people who tamed me have shown towards me. And I'm working on accepting the fact that I need to let go and try again to do better every day.