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The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Start date: January 1, 2016

Finish date: January 31, 2016

Discussion: Short Story/Novella Collection

Why we're reading this: Monthly Short Story Read, January 2016
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Feb 28, 2009 Ketutar Jensen rated it did not like it

I hate this book. The rose was so not worth to be loved, the little prince wandered through the world and didn't care one bit whom he hurt... I don't like the writing, the story, the characters nor the message. Totally worthless and horrible book. I don't understand why so many people love it. ...more

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May 17, 2007 Rachel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, forthekidinme, classics, 1001-books-to-read-before-you-die

I can't remember if I'd read this all the way through before. I got it when I was little, and I just found it in a storage bin in the basement and figured it'd be an easy read. I can see why people say they find something new in it every time they read it, I'm going to have to read it several more times! ...more

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Nov 20, 2007 Heather L rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: book-to-movie, 1980s, classics, 2020, childrens-middle-grade

Always a favorite....

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Apr 08, 2009 Melissa rated it really liked it

Shelves: childrens-lit, fiction, novellas, french

We tend to exist on our own planets without consideration for the other planets. Some of us are involved in frantic work, some are lost in sorrow, and some of us are caring for what or who we love. The tendency towards isolation but the need for community is pictured very clearly in this book.

This book reminds me to value what is valuable. It is about greiving. Its about creativity. Every time I read it there is something else that stands out to me -- which is one mark of a classic.

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Dec 03, 2013 Tom Britz rated it really liked it

This is a book that everyone that reads it will probably walk away with something different. There was insights and wonderful parables. But the reader himself knows what he gained, if anything.

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