Scan barcode
A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
4.0
I love both A Little Princess and The Secret Garden. Both those books are of course old. Not all ideas in there stood the test of time. And yet there is also a lot of good in those stories. When I discovered that the author had written two more "better known" books I added them to my wishlist and soon after these editions were released. I of course had to have them, even though it took me a long time before I started reading.
This once more feels like a heartwarming book filled with magic that isn't actually magic. I was reading this book with a smile on my face, even though our Little Lord Fauntleroy might be a little too kind, too nice and too perfect. Sometimes we need a little unrealism. Sometimes we need characters who are light and warm and caring and everything a lot of people in our modern world are not. This book came therefore at exactly the right time.
Although, the more I think about it, the more I realize that those books are actually not really about the kids. Little Lord Fauntleroy might have given his name to this book, but he's not the one learning and growing and changing. Luckily he isn't, because he's perfect the way he is. It's his grandfather doing all the hard work in this book. He's the one changing. He's the one learning. He's the one finding joy again after so many years of darkness.
I also really loved the side characters in this story. Our little Lord's mother was true to her nickname and was absolutely one of the dearests mothers I've ever encountered, but this book also shows that friendship, true friendship, goes a very long way. A story wouldn't be a story without some setback to overcome. In this case this setback is mostly overcome because some very dear friends will never forget and will never stop fighting for their Little Lord Fauntleroy.
This once more feels like a heartwarming book filled with magic that isn't actually magic. I was reading this book with a smile on my face, even though our Little Lord Fauntleroy might be a little too kind, too nice and too perfect. Sometimes we need a little unrealism. Sometimes we need characters who are light and warm and caring and everything a lot of people in our modern world are not. This book came therefore at exactly the right time.
Although, the more I think about it, the more I realize that those books are actually not really about the kids. Little Lord Fauntleroy might have given his name to this book, but he's not the one learning and growing and changing. Luckily he isn't, because he's perfect the way he is. It's his grandfather doing all the hard work in this book. He's the one changing. He's the one learning. He's the one finding joy again after so many years of darkness.
I also really loved the side characters in this story. Our little Lord's mother was true to her nickname and was absolutely one of the dearests mothers I've ever encountered, but this book also shows that friendship, true friendship, goes a very long way. A story wouldn't be a story without some setback to overcome. In this case this setback is mostly overcome because some very dear friends will never forget and will never stop fighting for their Little Lord Fauntleroy.