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A review by esorharas
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
4.0
What a delightful little book this is! It's perfect for children, and good enough for adults to enjoy years later. I imagine it would have a different effect on both, though. For children it introduces them to the natural world, and to magic, and to changing for the better. For adults it's a lovely look back to the innocence of childhood. I watched the movie adaptation back in 1993 or whenever it was, and it's that version which I love - the book has it's own merits, though, and I would recommend reading it after (or before) seeing the movie.
The story of the orphaned Mary Lennox is mostly as we saw in the movie - in the book Mary's parents die from a cholera outbreak, whereas in the movie it's an earthquake which kills them. Mary is sickly-looking and bad-tempered, and is sent to Yorkshire to the home of her uncle. There she meets Mrs Medlock and Martha, and is slowly shown how to fend for herself, and how to live again. In turn she manages to bring the entire house (and garden, of course) back to life. Colin is just as bad tempered as Mary, and is a delightful character - just like in the movie you love and hate him for his tantrums and quirks. Dickon is another good character, more eloquent perhaps in the book than in the movie, but charming all the same.
It's an enjoyable, if short, book anyway, and I'd definitely recommend it.
The story of the orphaned Mary Lennox is mostly as we saw in the movie - in the book Mary's parents die from a cholera outbreak, whereas in the movie it's an earthquake which kills them. Mary is sickly-looking and bad-tempered, and is sent to Yorkshire to the home of her uncle. There she meets Mrs Medlock and Martha, and is slowly shown how to fend for herself, and how to live again. In turn she manages to bring the entire house (and garden, of course) back to life. Colin is just as bad tempered as Mary, and is a delightful character - just like in the movie you love and hate him for his tantrums and quirks. Dickon is another good character, more eloquent perhaps in the book than in the movie, but charming all the same.
It's an enjoyable, if short, book anyway, and I'd definitely recommend it.