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lindsaynixon 's review for:
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I LOVED the film adaption of this growing up (I watched it so.many.times) so for my birthday I decided to read the book. I loved the book--loved it--and also loved the film. It might be one of the best book-to-film adaptions. (THe audiobook for this is fantastic--check it out from your library)
Having recently rewatched the entire Downton Abbey series (to prepare for the movie--squee!) I felt that show gave me an education/new context that allowed me to catch a few of the more subtle and finer aspects in this story that I missed as a youth. For example, as a child, I couldn't understand the references to "who will dress me" or why the 'maid' who was her only friend/family/human in Mary's life, seemed to care but also be so distant--I did not understand those dichotomies and even after I was old enough to "get it" it was something else to witness those fine lines in all the seasons of Downton.
Having recently rewatched the entire Downton Abbey series (to prepare for the movie--squee!) I felt that show gave me an education/new context that allowed me to catch a few of the more subtle and finer aspects in this story that I missed as a youth. For example, as a child, I couldn't understand the references to "who will dress me" or why the 'maid' who was her only friend/family/human in Mary's life, seemed to care but also be so distant--I did not understand those dichotomies and even after I was old enough to "get it" it was something else to witness those fine lines in all the seasons of Downton.