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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
“Grown-ups are really very, very odd. “
Reasons To Read:
If you love short reads
If you love fantastical fiction masquerading as a series of mini life lessons
If you enjoy classics that are easy to read
This book makes me jealous of all native French speakers who get to experience the joy of reading Le Petit Prince as it was intended, in the language of its author.
The Little Prince is written and illustrated exactly as you would expect a children’s book to be, but it is truly a story meant for adults.
The namesake of the novella, the prince, has been living on his own planet, but feeling tormented by his only companion, the rose, he has decided to move. He travels across the asteroids encountering absurd characters, each of whom he questions with childlike curiosity.
During his visit to Earth, he meets a stranded aviator, the narrator, with whom he forms a deep connection.
The travels of the prince incite conversations that are so wonderfully full of food for thought, each one imparting some wisdom that you have long since forgotten. It questions the transition of our mindsets from children to adults, perhaps put most poignantly in the dedication of the book, “I will dedicate the book to the little boy from where this grown-up grew.”
This is probably the most ‘quotable’ book I’ve ever come across, each sentence is like a blanket you want to wrap yourself in, and keep by your side forever.
You can interpret this story as you like, some may say it’s a love story between the prince and his rose, it may be called a war story, considering Saint-Exupéry was a WW2 French aviator, or it may be called a parable for children and adults alike, but it’s a definitely worth a read.
The Little Prince is like a small piece of fine chocolate, you bite, you chew and it’s over all too soon, but you’re thinking about it long after it’s gone.
Ru Recommends: 5/5
Fun Fact: Saint-Exupéry himself painted all of the story’s simple watercolor illustrations!
Reasons To Read:
If you love short reads
If you love fantastical fiction masquerading as a series of mini life lessons
If you enjoy classics that are easy to read
This book makes me jealous of all native French speakers who get to experience the joy of reading Le Petit Prince as it was intended, in the language of its author.
The Little Prince is written and illustrated exactly as you would expect a children’s book to be, but it is truly a story meant for adults.
The namesake of the novella, the prince, has been living on his own planet, but feeling tormented by his only companion, the rose, he has decided to move. He travels across the asteroids encountering absurd characters, each of whom he questions with childlike curiosity.
During his visit to Earth, he meets a stranded aviator, the narrator, with whom he forms a deep connection.
The travels of the prince incite conversations that are so wonderfully full of food for thought, each one imparting some wisdom that you have long since forgotten. It questions the transition of our mindsets from children to adults, perhaps put most poignantly in the dedication of the book, “I will dedicate the book to the little boy from where this grown-up grew.”
This is probably the most ‘quotable’ book I’ve ever come across, each sentence is like a blanket you want to wrap yourself in, and keep by your side forever.
You can interpret this story as you like, some may say it’s a love story between the prince and his rose, it may be called a war story, considering Saint-Exupéry was a WW2 French aviator, or it may be called a parable for children and adults alike, but it’s a definitely worth a read.
The Little Prince is like a small piece of fine chocolate, you bite, you chew and it’s over all too soon, but you’re thinking about it long after it’s gone.
Ru Recommends: 5/5
Fun Fact: Saint-Exupéry himself painted all of the story’s simple watercolor illustrations!
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
fast-paced
This book is better for adults, because I think children will not realize the symbolism in this book.
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250824DPK
"you can only see things clearly with your heart. what is essential is invisible to the eye."
revisiting one of my favorite books of all timeeeeee!!!!! i have not read this since high school french class and it still hits the same. the little prince is so special. the child-like wonder is something that's inside everyone, even if being a child is a distant memory. this is one of those books where it's marketed as a children's book but you know it's not. major themes of destructive cycles here- selfishness, greed, manipulation, power, addiction, passivity, etc.. there's many different characters you meet along the way and they all make you come away with a profound realization.
"'do the stars glow so that some day everyone can find a way back to their own?'"
this book takes place in the desert, but also somewhere in space. it's tied to the present but also floating somewhere else entirely. the desert and space are similar when you stop looking.
the addition of 'letter to a hostage' is a great pairing to the little prince. it adds context to the tone of saint-exupery at the time of an occupied france.
"the stars men follow have different meanings. for some people- travellers- the stars are guides. for others they are merely little lights in the sky. for others still- the scientists- they are problems to be solved. for my businessman they meant gold. but for all these people, the stars are silent. for you, the stars will be as they are for no one else...at night when you look up at the sky, since i shall be living in a star, and since i shall be laughing on a star, for you it will be as if all the stars are laughing. you alone will have stars that can laugh!"
revisiting one of my favorite books of all timeeeeee!!!!! i have not read this since high school french class and it still hits the same. the little prince is so special. the child-like wonder is something that's inside everyone, even if being a child is a distant memory. this is one of those books where it's marketed as a children's book but you know it's not. major themes of destructive cycles here- selfishness, greed, manipulation, power, addiction, passivity, etc.. there's many different characters you meet along the way and they all make you come away with a profound realization.
"'do the stars glow so that some day everyone can find a way back to their own?'"
this book takes place in the desert, but also somewhere in space. it's tied to the present but also floating somewhere else entirely. the desert and space are similar when you stop looking.
the addition of 'letter to a hostage' is a great pairing to the little prince. it adds context to the tone of saint-exupery at the time of an occupied france.
"the stars men follow have different meanings. for some people- travellers- the stars are guides. for others they are merely little lights in the sky. for others still- the scientists- they are problems to be solved. for my businessman they meant gold. but for all these people, the stars are silent. for you, the stars will be as they are for no one else...at night when you look up at the sky, since i shall be living in a star, and since i shall be laughing on a star, for you it will be as if all the stars are laughing. you alone will have stars that can laugh!"
Idk how to review this. It’s a cute story. I was entertained. Narration was awesome. I wonder if it should be read in hand as it seems there are illustrations
inspiring
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-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:
Complicated
hm. I would've hated this book as a child so I'm not sure how any children are getting enjoyment from this.
I'll admit that I read through this too fast to catch most of the symbolism so I read a couple analyses on it.
I think this would've worked better as a poem. what the book is trying to say is kind of nice but I didn't really have a fun little whimsical journey reading it which I believe was the intention.
I'll admit that I read through this too fast to catch most of the symbolism so I read a couple analyses on it.
I think this would've worked better as a poem. what the book is trying to say is kind of nice but I didn't really have a fun little whimsical journey reading it which I believe was the intention.
J'ai lu ce célèbre livre "Le Petit Prince" hier soir et je ne peux rien dire si ce n'est que c'était l'un des livres les plus émouvants que j'aie jamais lus. J'ai mis beaucoup de temps à le lire car j'apprends le français en même temps. L'histoire était vraiment légère et pas vraiment difficile à suivre. Le petit prince, un étranger sur terre et notre narrateur qui l' a rencontré au milieu d'un plein désert. Les deux enfants ont parlé de choses importantes dans la vie, comme pourquoi les fleurs ont des épines, mais aussi des adultes et comment ils ne comprennent pas vraiment la vie et ne savent pas ce qu'ils recherchent. Au fur et à mesure que on avance dans l'histoire, nous voyons la formation d'une amitié entre notre protagoniste et le petit prince. on decouvert l'histoire du voyage du Petit Prince à travers les étoiles, les astéroïdes et les personnages étranges qu'il a rencontrés. Et enfin, quand on s' y attend le moins, on est frappé au cœur à la fin. On est profondément ému et dans mon cas, pleure. Même si je n'ai pas rencontré le petit prince, je l'ai rencontré avec le cœur et on voit mieux avec le cœur qu'avec les yeux. J'ai été apprivoisé par lui et quand on est apprivoisés il y a toujour un risque de pleurer. Je me consolerai en regardant les étoiles et en riant comme une folle.