A review by kamrynharned
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This book is very tongue - in - cheek supposed to only be understood by children, but ironically, when I read this book/watched the movie as I child, I COULD not for the life of me understand why everyone thought it was so great. It made no sense, seemed very random and pointless. How far from the experience I had this time! Perhaps it just needs to be introduced at a younger age, but I’m so glad I gave it another shot as an adult.  It is an incredibly emotional story that is written and illustrated so simply.  A few of my biggest take-aways:

• the most important things in life are the invisible ones
• Becoming tamed or taming others is one of the most important things in life that so many of us don’t find the time to do because it’s “not a matter of great consequence”.

What a dissection of the human condition, and such a sweet reminder to find beauty and importance in the things that have actual consequence. 
(This is a book I want to reread and I believe that next time I read it, it will be a 5 star!)