What it is: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a story of a boy who travels from his own planet around the world, seeing all the wonderful and terrible things that exist and comparing what it means to be a child vs. an adult. It’s half magical realism, half universal truths.
What I liked about it: Both the story and the writing style are very whimsical and exuberant. The book is disguised as a children’s book because of the age of the young prince, but the characters all represent larger concepts beyond themselves that make it fitting for people of all ages. It is stuffed with moral and spiritual lessons, but isn’t preachy in the slightest. So many of Saint-Exupéry’s words made my heart ache, but many others also made it flutter.
What I didn’t like about it: I really enjoyed the story, and there’s no one single element I disliked. That said, my expectations were really high and weren’t quite met, and I’m not sure why.
Memorable quote: “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Overall rating: 4.5/5 stars.
Challenge satisfied: #19, read a book that was originally published in another language (in this case, French).
Additional notes: The Little Prince satisfies the final task of the Read Harder Challenge!! To honor that, I will be doing a GIVEAWAY (what!!). You’ll have the chance to win one of the 24 books I’ve reviewed this year so that you can read harder also. More details will be posted on the blog tomorrow, so be sure to check back!
The Little Prince is book 24 of 24 for my Read Harder Challenge. You can also read my reviews of Ready Player One or The Ordinary Princess.
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Victim to Charm 
This remains my step-dad’s favourite book to this day.
Emory
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It’s a good one!!
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❤️ one of my very favourite books. I just saw he movie two days ago and was crying all the time.
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There’s a movie? I didn’t know that!
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This is my childhood (though I originally read it in Spanish forced by la Madre). Obviously here in France it’s very popular, and I bought F. an English version so he’ll try to learn. I love it, and they just came out with a movie not too long ago. Besos!
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Besos <3
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Hey! I recently read a book and I was thinking of reviewing it. But my blog is not focussed on book reviews and I was wondering if I could guest post in yours?
Its cool if you do not want it
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Depends on the book (and frankly on the type of review, too). Send me an email on my contact page and we can chat if you’d like!
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I recently read this, too, and my thoughts were about the same as yours. Beautiful observations and life lessons, but a small part of me wondered why it’s such a big deal. I wasn’t sure why my expectations weren’t quite met either. Still good, though, and a short and sweet read!
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Right? Everyone I mention it to GUSHES over it, but I don’t quite get that.
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Feel like I should have already read this, but haven’t.
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It’s quick–get on it!
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