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abbehmelinda's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
This book emphasizes the loss of childhood innocence, and remembering what is really important in life.
However, this book was just “okay” to me, and did not emotionally impact me as intensely as I had hoped. My emotions only heightened towards the last 15 pages or so. I enjoyed the cute drawings, the beauty of certain written lines, and certain portrayed within the story, and the book’s dedication. Perhaps I need to watch some YouTube videos or have someone else read it and analyze it, so that I may gain a different perspective.
However, this book was just “okay” to me, and did not emotionally impact me as intensely as I had hoped. My emotions only heightened towards the last 15 pages or so. I enjoyed the cute drawings, the beauty of certain written lines, and certain portrayed within the story, and the book’s dedication. Perhaps I need to watch some YouTube videos or have someone else read it and analyze it, so that I may gain a different perspective.
gubler2003's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Changed me. If you ever need a book to remind you if growing up and nostalgia...this is it. Think Matilda by Harry Styles meets You will Go Far by Noah Kahan
ememh_'s review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
debicates's review against another edition
2.0
Update 03/26/2024
I just watched this Youtube video by Magus and oh boy howdy. I missed so much in my reading of The Little Prince. I was reading "for" my granddaughters and I simply applied a much too limited view point. Lazy.
Time to re-read and re-consider.
Original 03/05/2024
It was OK. Yes, I know, a bunch of people will be aghast.
I bought it for my granddaughters and like all the books I've bought to give them, I read it first.
Being an adult (a senior one at that), I must have missed the open enrollment period needed to glean this story's magic. I found parts sweet and fun, like cleaning the volcanoes. I liked certain messages, like the one about gifts given out of love and with effort are an even more meaningful to receive; and was moved by the fox's unique ideas about "taming." I heartily agree we should encourage children to ask questions and to keep asking until they feel they understand the answers.
But it was a mixed bag. It was off-putting that a focus of the story was the moral strength of adults and children, with children being the superior of the two. The examples of bad adults was weak. What if a child likes counting? Likes geography? The message might be misconstrued, might give children the idea that those are silly things since adults like them. Too many of the messages (and it was full of messages) were, at least for my granddaughters ages 6 and 8, treated too superficially.
Oh my, the questions my Littles would have! I don't want to explain the author's meaning, especially since I'm not sure that I agree with them. On the whole, I didn't find it exceptional enough to go to that effort of sorting it all out to my own satisfaction.
I think I'll donate it.
Not burn it. Not ban it. Not sign any petition to have it taken out of our public library's circulation. Because that is very definitely an inexplicable thing that silly adults do.
I just watched this Youtube video by Magus and oh boy howdy. I missed so much in my reading of The Little Prince. I was reading "for" my granddaughters and I simply applied a much too limited view point. Lazy.
Time to re-read and re-consider.
Original 03/05/2024
It was OK. Yes, I know, a bunch of people will be aghast.
I bought it for my granddaughters and like all the books I've bought to give them, I read it first.
Being an adult (a senior one at that), I must have missed the open enrollment period needed to glean this story's magic. I found parts sweet and fun, like cleaning the volcanoes. I liked certain messages, like the one about gifts given out of love and with effort are an even more meaningful to receive; and was moved by the fox's unique ideas about "taming." I heartily agree we should encourage children to ask questions and to keep asking until they feel they understand the answers.
But it was a mixed bag. It was off-putting that a focus of the story was the moral strength of adults and children, with children being the superior of the two. The examples of bad adults was weak. What if a child likes counting? Likes geography? The message might be misconstrued, might give children the idea that those are silly things since adults like them. Too many of the messages (and it was full of messages) were, at least for my granddaughters ages 6 and 8, treated too superficially.
Oh my, the questions my Littles would have! I don't want to explain the author's meaning, especially since I'm not sure that I agree with them. On the whole, I didn't find it exceptional enough to go to that effort of sorting it all out to my own satisfaction.
I think I'll donate it.
Not burn it. Not ban it. Not sign any petition to have it taken out of our public library's circulation. Because that is very definitely an inexplicable thing that silly adults do.
gioculela's review against another edition
4.0
Este libro es muy bonito y te acompaña en todas las etapas, ya que acorde a tu edad vas dándole otros significados, aun así siento que esta bastante sobre valorado.
whimsy_and_rigor's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
heddas_bookgems's review against another edition
4.0
“All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.”
When a pilot crash-lands in the desert he runs into a little boy. The boy is full of wonder and questions which reminds the pilot of his own childhood. But some questions are too difficult to answer, as a child and even as an adult.
There is that one moment in life when you realize you have lost your childhood innocence. All day wondering how things work and not having a care in the world. This book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who was born in France, explores just that. It’s told to be a mere children’s book, but I think this one transcends that level by miles as it’s multilayered, philosophical and intensely saddening. I couldn’t help but see the similarities of the life of the author and his protagonist, as they both share a same destiny, which made it even more sorrowful.
But besides it being sad it also had a wonderful message. It brushed on topics like keeping in touch with your inner child, living curiously and with an open mind and that everything is just how you perceive the world.
A wonderful read with even more wondrous drawings to admire, but be warned, although it’s a children’s book, it deals with some heavy themes.
When a pilot crash-lands in the desert he runs into a little boy. The boy is full of wonder and questions which reminds the pilot of his own childhood. But some questions are too difficult to answer, as a child and even as an adult.
There is that one moment in life when you realize you have lost your childhood innocence. All day wondering how things work and not having a care in the world. This book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who was born in France, explores just that. It’s told to be a mere children’s book, but I think this one transcends that level by miles as it’s multilayered, philosophical and intensely saddening. I couldn’t help but see the similarities of the life of the author and his protagonist, as they both share a same destiny, which made it even more sorrowful.
But besides it being sad it also had a wonderful message. It brushed on topics like keeping in touch with your inner child, living curiously and with an open mind and that everything is just how you perceive the world.
A wonderful read with even more wondrous drawings to admire, but be warned, although it’s a children’s book, it deals with some heavy themes.