The Little Prince

I read this book early middle school, most people in my class hated it and didn’t understand it. But personally I loved this book and even if it didn’t always make complete sense I just sort of understood it. I believe ever adult should read this book because it teaches people to keep their child like wonder!

Includes one of my favorite dedications: “I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it to a grown-up. I have a serious reason: he is the best friend I have in the world. I have another reason: this grown-up understands everything, even books about children. I have a third reason: he lives in France where he is hungry and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these reasons are not enough, I will dedicate the book to the child from whom this grown-up grew. All grown-ups were once children — although few of them remember it.”

Innocent and beautiful and left me wanting to take pause when looking around.

I first heard, to my shame, of The Little Prince on Netflix and the short part that I watched (I watched it with the kids and stopped around the 20 minute mark) I felt that it was especially unique. So when I saw it was indeed a book, and a particularly famous one at that, I realised there must be something special in here. I wasn't let down.

I'm not quite sure what the Little Prince is, I want to have this great epiphany about the story but if I had one, I can't articulate it.

The tale is certainly beautiful in a way that makes me remember to forget all the serious stuff (and numbers) of adulthood and remember the time I used to wonder whether an entire universe could exist inside a raindrop.

It's a romantic escapism of a book and I hope to share the book with my children one day soon.

Feel it should be an essential read for all companies and should especially feature in the conversation about setting values for a startup. It makes you think about why we do what we do, the purpose of work and life, hard work and dedication. A “children's book” that just develops new meanings for adults.

Writes a long winded review on Microsoft word about how great this story was, and how its finally something that is upliftingGoes on goodreadsSees 1st community reviewReads 1st lines: ‘You do understand that the Little Prince died?' HAS A FLASHBACK AND ALMOST CRIES, DELETES LONG REVIEW BECAUSE LIFE IS A LIE

WELL, now that you understand my thought process, I guess its time for my very short review. I picked this book because I judged it by the cover. My friend always teases me, saying I only read depressing stories. I wanted to prove her wrong by reading this. How bad can this children book be?

HA

I was wrong.

I don't think I've read an actual children's book in ages and only decided to pick this up for one of my reading challenge prompts.

I know this is a book for kids and it's translated from French, so some things may have been missed out - but it felt more like a book for adults with very profound messaging. It's about keeping the child in us alive, appreciating the little things we have in our life and having some optimism and hope that everything will be alright in the end. The illustrations were absolutely lovely and gave off this very gentle feeling. And the friendship between the main character and little prince was adorable, almost making me cry towards the end.

I guess most of you must have already read this book, but if you are like me and haven't experienced this before, then pick this up when you are in the mood for something sweet and short. It'll either make you smile or cry, but will definitely leave you feeling good.

“Why are you drinking?” demanded the little prince.

“So that I may forget,” replied the tippler.

“Forget what?” inquired the little prince, who already was sorry for him.

“Forget that I am ashamed,” the tippler confessed, hanging his head.

“Ashamed of what?” insisted the little prince, who wanted to help him.

“Ashamed of drinking!”

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Awesome!!!

I really want to eat a baobab for some reason - other than that a really warm story layered with metaphors and also quite a cool wake up call about how it's sometimes better to think like a child, and how a child's frame of mind and what they draw emotions towards shouldn't be discounted as less significant than adult problems

Wanted to read this since AGES.
Only after reading this masterpiece do you realize why this book is on the list of “100 books to read before you die”
Classic for a reason, although I do feel reading it in french would have been better as in some parts, the prose was almost poetic, but the translation wasn't doing it justice.