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A review by victoria_alexiel
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
4.0
Having read it as a little child, this book was my first encounter (long before The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) with Lyman Frank Baum. And I totally loved it! (still do)
The mythological setting and characters seemed very plausible to me, and the logical explanations of the details added some depth. The nymph Necile, the Queen of the Fairies and all the forest folk enchanted me.
As I have been bothering my head with philosophical questions since young age, I really loved the part at the beginning of the novel, where young Santa - upon witnessing all human suffering - asks Ak (Master Woodsman of the World) what the meaning of live is. And his answer - as long as a human is alive, there is meaning; and the wise one will do his/her best to help others. Because by doing so, one may live forever.
The mythological setting and characters seemed very plausible to me, and the logical explanations of the details added some depth. The nymph Necile, the Queen of the Fairies and all the forest folk enchanted me.
As I have been bothering my head with philosophical questions since young age, I really loved the part at the beginning of the novel, where young Santa - upon witnessing all human suffering - asks Ak (Master Woodsman of the World) what the meaning of live is. And his answer - as long as a human is alive, there is meaning; and the wise one will do his/her best to help others. Because by doing so, one may live forever.