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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Title: The Little Prince

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

First Published: 1943

No. of Pages: 85

Synopsis (from B&N): "An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life."

Fiction or Nonfiction: Fiction

Comments and Critique: This was a charming little story, but I'll admit it -- I can't relate those who've said that it's one of their all-time favorites. Maybe I'm missing something, but to me it was just a nice kid's story. Yes, there are themes that grown-ups can benefit from, but other books have presented them better. I'm going to try to check out some reviews and see if I can discover what others see in it.

Challenges: 999 ("Dewey's Books"); Dewey's Books Challenge; Martel-Harper Challenge; Spring Reading Thing 2009

1 comments:

Amanda said...

I read this about 8 years ago, but I read it in French, with very rusty French skills, so I didn't get much out of it. I thought it was just because I was only understanding the surface level of the story. Now i wonder. I can say it wasn't interesting enough to go back and reread it in English...