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![By Frances Hodgson Burnett - The Secret Garden: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Reprint) (2011-11-09) [Paperback] by Frances Hodgson Burnett](https://assets.thestorygraph.com/assets/placeholder-cover-a3ae92250eb3301e32dc3eabf8d50576c2f047dda89f6ee7cfa9a859cb1fd746.jpg)
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I want to plant a garden.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done- then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.
I listened to an audiobook of this, which made the experience reminiscent of listening to a bedtime tale as a child. Being a children's book, the plot is straightforward and predictable, but its simplicity provides joy in a world of complexity. The story itself has all of the elements that make up a good novel- character development, a conflict and its resolution- however, the ingredient that makes it a children's favourite is the vivid imagery, giving delectable descriptions of the sky and the earth and all the green and furry things that grow and walk about on it. The exchange of dialogue between the ten year olds and the ample use of Broad Yorkshire is an absolute delight to read. I can imagine being filled with wonder as a child devouring the book for the first time, but it's a shame I only recently read it.
Children need boundaries and to connect with their surroundings in order to germinate. Mary and Colin, who both grew up in a wealthy setting, had all they could ask for in terms of material needs but the emotional care that growing children need is completely denied them.
Th' two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way - or always to have it.
It is Dickon, the poor but well-raised village boy who teaches them how to be happier, more responsible beings.
We live in times where it is a rarity to see children out and about, simply to feel the pleasure that can be derived from the warmth of the sun on their face or by racing the wind. The Secret Garden reaffirms one's faith in magic and the power of positive thinking. We have great power in our minds and what we think manifests itself into our reality. We can think ourselves into misery or out of it. You are only as weak as you believe you are.
Thoughts are as good for one as sunlight is, or as bad for one as poison. To let a sad thought or a bad one get into your mind is as dangerous as letting a scarlet fever germ get into your body. If you let it stay there after it has got in you may never get over it as long as you live.
I listened to an audiobook of this, which made the experience reminiscent of listening to a bedtime tale as a child. Being a children's book, the plot is straightforward and predictable, but its simplicity provides joy in a world of complexity. The story itself has all of the elements that make up a good novel- character development, a conflict and its resolution- however, the ingredient that makes it a children's favourite is the vivid imagery, giving delectable descriptions of the sky and the earth and all the green and furry things that grow and walk about on it. The exchange of dialogue between the ten year olds and the ample use of Broad Yorkshire is an absolute delight to read. I can imagine being filled with wonder as a child devouring the book for the first time, but it's a shame I only recently read it.
Children need boundaries and to connect with their surroundings in order to germinate. Mary and Colin, who both grew up in a wealthy setting, had all they could ask for in terms of material needs but the emotional care that growing children need is completely denied them.
Th' two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way - or always to have it.
It is Dickon, the poor but well-raised village boy who teaches them how to be happier, more responsible beings.
We live in times where it is a rarity to see children out and about, simply to feel the pleasure that can be derived from the warmth of the sun on their face or by racing the wind. The Secret Garden reaffirms one's faith in magic and the power of positive thinking. We have great power in our minds and what we think manifests itself into our reality. We can think ourselves into misery or out of it. You are only as weak as you believe you are.
Thoughts are as good for one as sunlight is, or as bad for one as poison. To let a sad thought or a bad one get into your mind is as dangerous as letting a scarlet fever germ get into your body. If you let it stay there after it has got in you may never get over it as long as you live.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed listening to the book this time around. Having a narrator adds something a little extra and brings more to the story for me.
I was actually pretty surprised to realise just how much of this book is set in the garden with the kids running and planting and talking about magic. I really recall more happening.
Fortunately, Dickon is a delight.
I was actually pretty surprised to realise just how much of this book is set in the garden with the kids running and planting and talking about magic. I really recall more happening.
Fortunately, Dickon is a delight.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was lovely. I most enjoyed the themes of life and growth.