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The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
4.0

This a very short story, so there are obviously spoilers if you read this:

This was so sad!
I tried reading this last year and it was probably not the right time for me to read it. I didn't finish it. I decided to try again this year...

That ending was so ambiguous. I know it was on purpose, but it was so sad.
It seems we're supposed to have hope and think the best but every clue leads me to believe the worst. However, there is also a strong suggestion that if the worst did happen, he survives.

I think this will be one of those stories I reread and find some new understanding each time.
This was the most poetic and bittersweet short story I've ever read.