Spark Notes The Little Prince

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Summary: MAGIC BOOK
Review: A lot years ago a man wrote a book that was a preview of the deep crise that the people would live. This man is Saint Exupery, in my opinion the best writer of france, him best book is "The little prince".
the book introduces characters of symbolisms: the king, the accountant, the geômetra, the fox, the rose, the solitary adult and the serpent, among others. The little prince lived alone in a planet of the size of a house that had three volcanos, two assets and an extinct. He also had a flower, flower of great beauty and equal pride. The pride of the rose that ruined the peacefulness of the world of the little prince it made him go to a trip that brought finally to the Earth, where found several characters that made him to discover the secret of what it is really important in the life. It is a work that display a deep change of values, that teaches as we made a mistake in the evaluation of the things and of the people that surround us and like those judgements to take us to the solitude. We surrendered to our daily concerns, we became adult in a definitive way and forget the child that we went.

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Summary: with beauty comes immesurable sadness
Review: I read this book as a child and didn't appreciate the wisdom it offered in a small boy and a difficult flower. I stumbled upon it last year in a bookstore, and sitting on the floor in the children's section, I read with new eyes, finally recognizing the genius of Saint-Exupery. His way of revealing beauty, comforting loneliness, and recognizing truth is utterly compelling. This story is a model of what true friendship between two unlikely people can be. Discovery outweighs fear, beauty outweighs eventual sadness and loss - the risk is worth it

One phrase sums up the entire book, and, therefore, friendship and love. When situations get difficult, when people are lost, or sad, or may cause you pain, remember the fox who knew the value of a single person. The color of wheat....

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Summary: Likely the Most Beautiful Book Ever Written
Review: This is, almost without a doubt, the finest book I have ever read. I am an avid reader, and am studying to become an English professor. There is something to be said for the brevity of this book. There are thousands of other books that punch around in the dark for hundreds of pages, never equaling the sheer mass and grandure of this bold-fonted, well-illustrated novella. It clocks in at just over 90 pages, and manages to sum of some of the most important life wisdom that has ever been put into print. Exupery's other efforts fall dramatically short of this work, but one can hardly let that disassemble his status as a man of not only literary, but of honest human brilliance. For me, this book is what it is to be a man. To be a person. I don't have any real heros from a perspective beyond skill in the artistic world, except perhaps The Little Prince.
I remember my 6th grade teacher calling me stupid for reading this book in class. That it was a children's book, and what happened to me reading all those NOVELS. I don't expect everyone to understand this book. I think it is truly an individual experience, and as a result, some will find it uncomfortable. Be that as it may, I urge anyone to read this book, of any age over 13. I urge you to read it five years later. And again, and again. You will watch yourself grow.
This is probably the most stunningly beautiful thing I have ever read. Its beauty is immense and often overpowering. It's like standing at the foot of the reddest sunset, a giant glowing ball towering thousands of feet above you as you crane your neck to see how far it goes. Yes, despite how much I hate a metaphor involving a sunset, it's that good.
I've read the new translation, and it's lacking. It's been dumbed-down. My personal copy is from Harcourt Brace & Company, copywrite 1943 and again in 1971. This, trust me, is the one you want. It will most likely be in hardcover, with a library binding, possibly. It is available used, and will cost you half of what the new and inferior paperback will. Trust me, it IS an important destinction. Otherwise I wouldn't mention it.
Anyway, thanks for reading. Enjoy.

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Summary: One of my all time bests
Review: Many people stop reading children's books when they grow up, they're wrong.Saint-Exupéry turns here to words one of the most beautiful and magic adventures you could ever think of.Even after more than ten years since I last read "The Little Prince", it still makes me laugh and cry like a kid.
The book comes with simple and poetic drawings made by the author himself, adding another dimention to his fantasy.Pure heartwarming magic that you no more find in today's world.

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Summary: BEWARE!
Review: We all know that reading a book should be something to look forward to. If you're reading 'The Little Prince,' all that you want to do instead, is run away and scream of terror. Yes'it's truly that bad. Don't belive me'then by all means, crack it open and read a few pages'you'll see.
When this horrid book begins, it's the narrarator, a grown-up pilot, is talking to the little freak child that claims that he's 'The Little Prince.' They have a really boring converstation on Earth. Then, the prince goes back to his 'planet.' Personally, I think that this kid's mentally disturbed, seeing as how he talks to flowers'and the flowers supposedly talk back. All that he does all day is rake out his mini-volcccanoes and stare at the sunset.
Then he goes out to seek other people'finally! He meets, a drunkard, businessman, geographer, a 'King', snake, more flowers, and a few other wierdos.
He was hoping to meet more imaginative people, but instead, all of these people were either stiffs or losers. The Little Prince decides that he doesn't want to grow up to be like them. He makes a decision that may have been too dramatic. He kills himself. Now really, would little kids actuallly decide on their own to kill themselves?
I ranked this book as I did (with one star), because I despised it. It had poor grammar, an un-interesting plot, and when you read it, you don't get to know the characters in depth.
The Little Prince is a boy that lives all by himself on a random planet. On this planet, he has only a few things: a flower, three volcanoes (one non-active), and a rake. He enjoys having conversations with flowers, raking out the volcanoes, and staring at the sunsets.
I can see that the author was trying to go for a 'poetic' and 'imaginative' protagonist, but when it all came across, he was portrayed as someone that should be locked up in the phsych-ward. What makes this character unique is that I've never read a book where the main character commits suicide. He was a drama 'king' and I found that as somewhat intreguing.
Though all of the scenes in the book break it, there are a specific two. One of these scenes, are when the little prince is talking to the narrorator in the beginning of the book. They were talking about things that had absolutely no effect on the book. Another scene would be when the little prince was having a 'conversation' with the snake. This'once again had nothing to do with the plot or the developing of the characer. Those were just two of the numerous stupid things in the book.
Now, why read a book with no voice, plott, or thrilling parts. Sound pointless? Well, it is. The type of reader that's recommended for this book is a lazy person that's just trying to find a quick-read for a book report. I strongly recommend not reading this sickening book. BEWARE.

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Summary: must not read
Review: This is the worst book i have ever read! It is confusing! It is silly! it is WIERD! This is because its about a lunatic little kid (the little prince) who can talk to a flower on his planet. The flower talks back and says she wants a glass case. Then the little prince trys to find one but he goes to all these other planets where "greedy" grown ups are! the little prince decides greed is bad and hates the planets he lives by! So he kills himself. Then in his so called after life he is in his planet with his flower again. Happy happy the end!

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Summary: Close to My Heart
Review: This is my favorite book of all. What you get out of it depends on how you approach the book. It has been years since I have looked at the book. I still remember that it is a salute to children. The Little Prince is stubborn and childish, but the most important thing he has is innocence. To me, he is innocence himself. You can also flip through the book to the illustrations and the light read. It really depends on the reader. It has been adapted to a musical on film some years ago. The book is much better than the movie.

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Summary: Magical, mystical, majestical
Review: This review refers to the T.V.F Cuiffe translation which I was unable to find on Amazon. I don't know anything about the Howard translation.

This amazing book was written supposedly for children and it reads like a children's story. It's also beautifully illustrated. However, it meant much more to me when I reread it as an adult than as a child. I could say the book is an alegory and that it contains much symbolic value but it would debase it's melancholy beauty to attach academic terms to it.

The story is about the narrator, a pilot just like the author, being stuck in the Sahara waiting to repair his plane. He meets the little prince who hails from a tiny planet that's not much bigger than him. The book relates his solitary existence at his home, his travels through the other asteroids, inhabited by single individuals such as the Geographer (which can be seen as archetypes) to his arrival on earth culminating in the relationship with the pilot.

Again, saying that the book is about life, loneliness, love, friendship and finding one's true nature would be missing the point (one which the book beautifully mentions through the mouth of a fox) that the most important things are not said in words. The book has no "themes" as such but it's a fully integrated work. The pictures are as important as the text and contain so much kindness, humour and irony (as does the work itself) that this work is an absolute must.

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Summary: Matters of Consequence rewritten
Review: If you would like to experience the Little Prince as the brilliant book it is, DO NOT READ THIS TRANSLATION! The translator obviously missed the key points that make this book the treasure it is. The "Matters of Consequence" phrase is changed throughout the story, completely destroying one of the main themes. Also, more complicated words have been replaced with simple words. Instead of elephants being very cumbersome they now take up a lot of space. Ack! Again, I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS TRANSLATION! It is for silly grown ups who have forgotten what it is to be a child. Big words are okay, they help children learn. If we continue to over-simplify things, not only will we be robbing our children of a stronger education, we will have created a new form of literature that is boring for all. Long live the old version!!!

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Summary: If you tame me...
Review: Something confuses me about "The Little Prince". Here we have a small simple tale that takes about half an hour to read. It is quiet and philosophical. The plot, such as it is, follows a the Little Prince and his petite adventures. The Little Prince loves a rose very much, but he must travel about the planets to better understand this love. The book is so lyrical in its simplicity that it's no wonder that it's often given to graduating students each and every year. More so than "Winnie-the-Pooh" or "Oh the Places You'll Go", this book encapsulates the world with pinpoint precision.

My confusion? Why has this book been repeatedly ruined for kids? Am I the only one who remembers that catastrophe that was, "The Little Prince", an anima television show that played on Nickelodeon in the 1980s? How about the movie, starring Bob Fosse as the snake and Gene Wilder as the fox? How does a book this perfect become so exploited? I can only liken it to other books of its caliber. Like "Alice In Wonderland", the absurd plot elements make the story poignant. And like "Alice" (or the aforementioned Pooh) the book's simple writing is easily "improved" by the adults of the world.

I don't think "The Little Prince" is ideal children's literature, mind you. Kids may humor their parents by listening to it, but when you sit right down and read the book, it is not gripping stuff. The patronizing tone taken about "grown-ups", the Peter Pan-like elements, etc. all combine to make this a book that is ideally for children without actually saying anything to them directly. This is a book for adults but ostensibly for kids. Few children are going to be fooled by this. They'd rather sink their fangs into something a little more along the lines of "Harry Potter" or Lemony Snicket. But it is a piece of children's literature that will last beyond all our lives. This is a classic for the 20th century, and "The Little Prince" fully deserves to take his place amongst the other classic kid characters encompassed in the cannon. It is an outstanding tale of simply loving small.