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A review by atalanta_nins
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was actually going to be my first book for this year (but I actually read another book so hahaha). I have read this book before but I have not put any review for this one so now that I read this again, I'm putting this review. Of course, it is still different from the very first time that I read it than now, but I think I felt the same way when I read this before and now.
I loved this book, if you must know, I do not reread books when I don't enjoy them and yeah I know the plot already etcetera etcetera but every so often after a few years there are parts of the books that I read which I actually forgot so if I loved the book and I felt like reading it, I am going to read it again. Weirdly enough though, I finished reading it for an hour. So be warned, SPOILERS AHEAD:
The little prince is a children's book, that being said the author dedicated it to a friend but he clarified that he dedicated it to his friend when he was a little boy. If you want a short read, a classic and a book that talks about philosophy about life then this is the book for you. Even though I know what will happen, I still cried at the fact that the little prince died. I know, I know, that maybe if you were a child and you read it back then, you would think that he went back to his planet and even I, a grown adult, like to believed that he did returned to his planet. I don't know if it was just me who thinks that the narrator of the story is like a grown person or grown adult but he remembers what he was as a child that's why he could understand the little prince. Like he's a symbolism for every grown up who are still a child inside themselves (in a good way). While the little prince symbolizes all the children who never grow up or grow old (children who will never experience old age because they died when they are still young) because of his innocence but understanding because even at such a young age he had experience things that only adults know (like dying/death and responsibility to someone you love). In a way, I think the little prince was like forced to mature or grow because he was tasked with things you're supposed to know when you're adult. I don't know what I'm trying to point out but I know that I kept thinking this since the first time that I read this.
Other than that, I think this book is for all ages for even a child could understand is. Maybe, the funny thing would be is that children understand this better than adults. I sometimes think the book is trying to capture the grown ups to be his audience because maybe he also feels like the narrator and the little prince and maybe in a way, he wants to know that he's not the only one.
Anyways, this is a great read. Hopefully, I'll continue on reading again.
I loved this book, if you must know, I do not reread books when I don't enjoy them and yeah I know the plot already etcetera etcetera but every so often after a few years there are parts of the books that I read which I actually forgot so if I loved the book and I felt like reading it, I am going to read it again. Weirdly enough though, I finished reading it for an hour. So be warned, SPOILERS AHEAD:
The little prince is a children's book, that being said the author dedicated it to a friend but he clarified that he dedicated it to his friend when he was a little boy. If you want a short read, a classic and a book that talks about philosophy about life then this is the book for you. Even though I know what will happen, I still cried at the fact that the little prince died. I know, I know, that maybe if you were a child and you read it back then, you would think that he went back to his planet and even I, a grown adult, like to believed that he did returned to his planet. I don't know if it was just me who thinks that the narrator of the story is like a grown person or grown adult but he remembers what he was as a child that's why he could understand the little prince. Like he's a symbolism for every grown up who are still a child inside themselves (in a good way). While the little prince symbolizes all the children who never grow up or grow old (children who will never experience old age because they died when they are still young) because of his innocence but understanding because even at such a young age he had experience things that only adults know (like dying/death and responsibility to someone you love). In a way, I think the little prince was like forced to mature or grow because he was tasked with things you're supposed to know when you're adult. I don't know what I'm trying to point out but I know that I kept thinking this since the first time that I read this.
Other than that, I think this book is for all ages for even a child could understand is. Maybe, the funny thing would be is that children understand this better than adults. I sometimes think the book is trying to capture the grown ups to be his audience because maybe he also feels like the narrator and the little prince and maybe in a way, he wants to know that he's not the only one.
Anyways, this is a great read. Hopefully, I'll continue on reading again.