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by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Kaethe rated it

11 years ago

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Not having read this, in English or French, in lo, these many years, I can't speak to the quality of the translation. The pictures still charm, the story still delights. Library copy read in English 1/1/1976 or so read in French 8/1/1988 or so (the only thing I ever did manage to read in French,...

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Your Asthma rated it

11 years ago

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Reminds us that all adults were once children. Also a humbling reminder of the falsity that adults always know better.

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shell pebble rated it

11 years ago

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As a philosophical text I found this book wise and moving. Its reflection on friendship and love has existential resonance

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birth of a sun rated it

11 years ago

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I regret I did not read it when I was younger.

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Tina Sandevska rated it

11 years ago

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This looks like a book meant for children, right? But is it really?They say that The Little Prince has to be read at least three times in a lifetime--when you are a kid, when you 'grow up' and when you are old. Only by doing so, one would be able to fully experience and understand this book. Childre...

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Alyssa's Bookshelf rated it

11 years ago

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The Little Prince is a novella which tells the story of a pilot (the narrator, himself) who got stuck on a dessert. And the Little Prince -- a blond child who claims he comes from an altogether small planet.As we read through the novella, we learn that the Prince's meager world is occupied by three ...

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Prerazmišljavanje rated it

12 years ago

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Ne znam zašto se baš nje uhvatih, kad me čeka toliko lakših za "kritičarenje". Pojma nemam. Lepa je. Lepo se čita. Lepo se podvlači (uz grižu savesti ili bez nje, kako kad) svaka dotad nepodvučena rečenica. Lepo se prstima mokrim od suza mrljaju komentari na marginama pri kraju. Ti si zauvek odg...

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Nigeyb rated it

12 years ago

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Florencia rated it

12 years ago

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I was given this book when I was a child, and of course, I didn't know what the hell this guy was talking about. I got lost in all his symbolism and it made me feel too stupid (a recurring feeling). Boxes, planets, asteroids, snakes, weird men, baobabs. I re-read it later, and I loved it. As I grew ...

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Sparkles and Lightning rated it

12 years ago

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No matter how many times I read this book, I will always, always cry.

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