The Little Prince
Ratings1,520
Average rating4.2
Nunca lo había leído, por cosas de la vida se dió la casualidad que ahora sí . Lindo relato, más adulto de lo que pensé que sería
It was rlly solid would definitely reccomend anyone read it's pretty short but I enjoyed it a lot. The themes of open mindedness, relationships, travel, and what really matters was refreshing and welcoming and there was not a single moment I did not enjoy. Would reccomend
Rating: 5 leaves out of 5Characters: 5/5 Cover: 5/5Story: 5/5Writing: 5/5Genre: Classic/ChildrenType: AudiobookWorth?: YESHated Disliked It Was Okay Liked LovedNothing like trying hard not to cry at work. This was such a beautiful read and the deep meanings behind it.
Beautiful book, reading it now I can understand the meanings in this book, loved it
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
I quickly read through this cute story. Just the book i needed to get myself relaxed before bed. Another one that my daughter enjoyed as well.
2023 reread: Listened to the audiobook, narrated by Richard Gere, Haley Joel Osment, etc.): A nice abridged and dramatized audiobook version! Made me sad at the end ;-;
I actually never read this as a child/teen, though I was aware of it as a classic. Having read it now, I'd say it's a unique and poignant reflection on what makes life worthwhile–and it deserves its status. In the beginning I was a little confused at times, but the narrative begins to feel like a familiar “journey” story. (It gave me Phantom Tollbooth vibes, even though the two have very different contexts.) Some of the revelations at the end are familiar, too, but phrased in a very sincere and thoughtful way. It left me feeling a little nostalgic but also warm & fuzzy–because, to some extent, the ending is what you choose make of it.
There's not much more I can add to the millions of glowing reviews out there about The Little Prince. It's one of the all time great books. In less than 100 pages it manages to grab your heart and give you such a Seth of emotion on finishing it. That speaks volumes about just how amazing a story it presents. This is most assuredly a book everyone should read.
will always be the best book i've ever read. i don't even care if it's a children's book.
All adults were once children, although most of them don't seem to remember.
Truth.
Ooh, how I wish I'd read this as a child! So beautifully profound in such a pure form. I borrowed this from the library but I need to purchase a copy now. There are lessons in here that adults really do take for granted, just as the little prince says. There's so much I want to go back to.
Um clássico “infantil”
Um clássico sem dúvidas alguma. Uma história curta, porém que te prende e te cativa. Uma ótima reflexão acerca da sociedade e de como os adultos agem e veem o mundo, houve momentos que me peguei pensando, como conseguimos fazer coisas tão óbviamente incoerrentes sem ao menos notar isto. O mais incrível é que o autor faz toda esta crítica sem perder o tom fantasioso e fabuloso que o livro possui, fazendo com que, adultos possam ver claramente através de suas críticas, porém, ao mesmo tempo faz um ótimo papel como livro infantil, mesmo sem as crianças entenderem as mensagens nas entrelinhas.
Na minha opinião, a cena com a raposa é o ponto alto deste livro, sem dúvidas alguma. Achei interessante o fato da raposa ser a personagem mais “sábia”, pois, a raposa é considerada um animal astúto, achei bem legal esse paralelo, intencionalmente ou não intencionalmente.
A história do pequeno príncipe com a rosa é outra parte marcante da história, é bem bonito ver ele querendo voltar a encontrar a sua rosa. Outra mensagem bem marcante para mim, foi a importancia das coisas invisíveis aos olhos para nós, porém na maioria das vezes nós só as ignoramos sem ter a menor ideia de que muitas das vezes são as coisas mais importantes para nós, achei bem interessante esta mensagem.
this is not a kid's book but a book for the child that grown-ups forgot they once were.
Being this fable is only ~100 pages, It's likely I'll read it more than once. Being a story-wide allegory what the various elements in the story (including the little prince himself) represent is not immediately obvious to me; perhaps this is one of those stories the reader must ponder and revisit multiple times before they understand the themes.
With the aforementioned considered, technically the novella didn't frustrate me in any meaningful way. It appears repetition as a literary device is present throughout the story as a character developing tool and functions somewhat poetically, presenting the narrative as similar to an Aesop fable of sorts through each chapter. Plot-wise, the linear story-line doesn't confuse the reader too much, but sometimes the reader may get lost during conversations between two characters because of the sometimes glaringly lacking dialogue tags showing who's speaking. Contributing to its world-building, the sufficient details of each location is provided, presented as a long journey the main character takes. In fact, through its digestible though surprisingly layered prose, they're many lessons it efforts to present to its targeted readers (which are likely adolescents). If read during this time in one's life, the rich commentary and allegory may, however, still be overlooked and interpreted under the guise of a lackluster, layer-less children's story.
Nonetheless, perhaps The Little Prince (or rather the lessons and commentary it presents) is better understood at different junctions or phases in one life. After all, the story itself nods at this, almost implying that an adult (or “grown-up”) may never understand the allegorical elements of the story—or at least not in the same way—as a child or tween might.