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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Nice little story. We follow Sara, a little girl that was born into riches. She goes to London and joins a boarding school while her father is away doing his business in India. All goes well, and Sara lacks nothing, until her father dies and she is left penniless. The owner of the school is an unkind cold-hearted woman that dislikes little Sara and that shows even more when Sara's condition turns to the worse. Either during good fortune or in poverty, Sara always behaves well, and is kind to others. This doesn't go unnoticed by some people and help finally comes.
The story is filled with hope and it feels almost magical, however (and I guess this is the patronizing tone of the period) there are so many passages in the story that show how superior the white people feel toward people of other "colour" or poorer monetary condition, and that tone annoyed me. This was the part I didn't enjoy, but I guess the author felt herself superior and her condescending tone was normal at her time.
I saw the 1995 film many years ago and a few times after that, and it is quite magical, although a little different from the book, but I highly recommend it.
It is a lovely princess story, afterall.
The story is filled with hope and it feels almost magical, however (and I guess this is the patronizing tone of the period) there are so many passages in the story that show how superior the white people feel toward people of other "colour" or poorer monetary condition, and that tone annoyed me. This was the part I didn't enjoy, but I guess the author felt herself superior and her condescending tone was normal at her time.
I saw the 1995 film many years ago and a few times after that, and it is quite magical, although a little different from the book, but I highly recommend it.
It is a lovely princess story, afterall.
So different than the Shirley Temple movie I loved & enjoyed. Wonderful book!
This was my favourite book as a kid and each time I come back to it I can see how much it impacted my personality.
Why did I read this? I'm not a girl. I'm not eight years old. I'm not living in the turn of the century.
Well, I decided to read a little young adult fiction aimed at females, just to see what it was like. I'd just read "Jungle Book" and "Just So Stories", so I wanted to see how the other half lives. It apparently lives in a great deal of warm and fluffy feelings. Burnett must have been a genius to stretch this story out as long as she did. Talk about your Mary Sues.
The "little princess" in question is a precocious girl from a colorful background traveling in mysterious India, who's dropped off at a girl's school. Everyone loves her, except for the trunchbull Miss Minchin. She spends half the time being the Jesus-figure for her obnoxious spoiled classmates, and the other half being a poor ragamuffin once her fortune's lost and she's relegated to scullery-maid (what is a scullery? And are they so dirty they need maids?). Then she uses her *imagination* (sparklies!) to rise above her poverty and remain a "princess".
Anyway, I got an interesting glimpse of female characters during this time, and what they were into. Good thing we got out of that era.
Well, I decided to read a little young adult fiction aimed at females, just to see what it was like. I'd just read "Jungle Book" and "Just So Stories", so I wanted to see how the other half lives. It apparently lives in a great deal of warm and fluffy feelings. Burnett must have been a genius to stretch this story out as long as she did. Talk about your Mary Sues.
The "little princess" in question is a precocious girl from a colorful background traveling in mysterious India, who's dropped off at a girl's school. Everyone loves her, except for the trunchbull Miss Minchin. She spends half the time being the Jesus-figure for her obnoxious spoiled classmates, and the other half being a poor ragamuffin once her fortune's lost and she's relegated to scullery-maid (what is a scullery? And are they so dirty they need maids?). Then she uses her *imagination* (sparklies!) to rise above her poverty and remain a "princess".
Anyway, I got an interesting glimpse of female characters during this time, and what they were into. Good thing we got out of that era.
Too much sweet and beautiful presentation..perfect book before going to bed...it filles your heart with so much warmth and love and washes away all the bad feelings,thinkings, even all the difficulties of a rough day......so much to learn from this little girl...I wonder how much I am able to get from her though...
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
A heartwarming and encouraging story for all ages despite being a children's book. Young Sara Crewe shows us what it's like to always be kind regardless of one's circumstances - whether you're lavished in riches or as poor as a church mouse. It may be easy to be kind when you have a lot, but there is an extraordinary kind of strength in extending kindness when you barely have anything yourself.
Reviewed on 18 Jul 2017.
Reviewed on 18 Jul 2017.