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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Do yourself a favor and read this book.
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4.5 estrellas
Precioso libro, me ha encantado, disfruté muchísimo leyéndolo. Ya había leído el libro de "El jardín secreto" de la misma autora y también me gustó mucho, pero este libro me gustó mucho más. Frances de nuevo me hizo adentrarme en el mundo de Sara, sentir la tristeza y sentir la alegría; e igual como en el otro libro, me encariñé con los personajes porque me parecieron muy reales. Frances es una maestra en entender las emociones y sentir de los seres humanos y plasmarlos de una forma maravillosa. Encontré muchísimas frases hermosas en el libro, pero creo que estas 3 fueron mis favoritas:
1) “Are you learning me by heart, little Sara?" he said, stroking her hair.
"No," she answered. "I know you by heart. You are inside my heart.”
2) “Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it.”
3) “If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that—warm things, kind things, sweet things—help and comfort and laughter—and sometimes gay, kind laughter is the best help of all.”
4.5 estrellas
Precioso libro, me ha encantado, disfruté muchísimo leyéndolo. Ya había leído el libro de "El jardín secreto" de la misma autora y también me gustó mucho, pero este libro me gustó mucho más. Frances de nuevo me hizo adentrarme en el mundo de Sara, sentir la tristeza y sentir la alegría; e igual como en el otro libro, me encariñé con los personajes porque me parecieron muy reales. Frances es una maestra en entender las emociones y sentir de los seres humanos y plasmarlos de una forma maravillosa. Encontré muchísimas frases hermosas en el libro, pero creo que estas 3 fueron mis favoritas:
1) “Are you learning me by heart, little Sara?" he said, stroking her hair.
"No," she answered. "I know you by heart. You are inside my heart.”
2) “Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it.”
3) “If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that—warm things, kind things, sweet things—help and comfort and laughter—and sometimes gay, kind laughter is the best help of all.”
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent
Still one of my all time faves (though some parts did NOT age well)
Wzruszająca, ponadczasowa historia dla wszystkich. Na każdym etapie życia można wynieść z niej wiele. Książka ukazuje, że ludzie często myślą tylko o korzyściach dla siebie. Sara to dziewczynka o wielkim sercu, która jest bohaterką cudownie wykreowaną - inteligentną, czułą na krzywdę innych, mającą wielkie serce i intrygującą, ale przy tym zachowującą się odpowiednio do swojego wieku. "Mała księżniczka" to opowieść zmuszająca do przemyśleń o tym, co w życiu jest rzeczywiście ważne. Myślę, że dzięki Frances Hodgson Burnett wiele osób stanie się prawdziwymi księżniczkami.
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Okay so Sara Crewe is perfect in every way and I mean that literally. She has no flaws. And like everyone else is ugly, fat, stupid or mean. Some sort of combo of those descriptors depending on the character.
Sara has no character arc or growth, but she sure did help everyone else see how they’re wrong in their behaviour and how they can most certainly improve. She shows this by her sweet, flawless, selfless little ways.
Also, woe is her when she goes from mega-rich to not, and everyone feels so bad about it, but then there is the character Becky who is literally a servant who has been starved and abused her whole life but yeah, let’s not talk about her. Sara is the one who really struggles!!!!!!!!
Maybe I’m totally heartless and that’s why I didn’t like this book? I also didn’t grow up with the movie or anything so I have no added nostalgia.
And to end this review, I have one word left:
BORING!
Sara has no character arc or growth, but she sure did help everyone else see how they’re wrong in their behaviour and how they can most certainly improve. She shows this by her sweet, flawless, selfless little ways.
Also, woe is her when she goes from mega-rich to not, and everyone feels so bad about it, but then there is the character Becky who is literally a servant who has been starved and abused her whole life but yeah, let’s not talk about her. Sara is the one who really struggles!!!!!!!!
Maybe I’m totally heartless and that’s why I didn’t like this book? I also didn’t grow up with the movie or anything so I have no added nostalgia.
And to end this review, I have one word left:
BORING!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed this so much; I wish I experienced it as a child!
It is the kind of book that lets you dream and romanticize life despite the hardship and brings out the enduring nature of imagination and innocent perception. We all need more of that. My grandmother would have loved to share this story with me. It is perfectly similar to some of the style of stories she shared with me when I was young before she passed, and I hope she experienced this book as well. Some of the content is very dark, especially for children who may know what their experiences are like firsthand. Still, I think even having known touches of Sarah's experiences, it is beautiful nonetheless. I was much like her as a girl, and though I felt that I could not share my imagination or perspective very closely with that of Sarah, as Sarah does through the book, it is beautiful and reminded me of myself in a very different time. It is a lovely gift all around to read this book.
It is the kind of book that lets you dream and romanticize life despite the hardship and brings out the enduring nature of imagination and innocent perception. We all need more of that. My grandmother would have loved to share this story with me. It is perfectly similar to some of the style of stories she shared with me when I was young before she passed, and I hope she experienced this book as well. Some of the content is very dark, especially for children who may know what their experiences are like firsthand. Still, I think even having known touches of Sarah's experiences, it is beautiful nonetheless. I was much like her as a girl, and though I felt that I could not share my imagination or perspective very closely with that of Sarah, as Sarah does through the book, it is beautiful and reminded me of myself in a very different time. It is a lovely gift all around to read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief
Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation
You know when a book is so good you want to laugh and cry at once? Yeah, that's this book! Though the language was really old and I didn't understand some of it, I still loved it. I wish it had lasted longer. The only thing was that Sara was a little spoiled, but she can't help that, I guess. Now I guess I have to read The Secret Garden!
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad