Le Petit Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Read in January, 2007
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Chantal Methot
I spent a most of the day reading The Little Prince. Got me thinking about some questions that I haven’t asked for a long time. Definitely a touching read, considering my recent partings with people that I’ve appreciated, loved, and miss—hits a bit close to home. I believe, but am cynical of, his central message. Probably because I both love and hate attachments.
At times I long for crushes, connections, and dare I say…relationships! because they give greater meaning and excitement ...more
At times I long for crushes, connections, and dare I say…relationships! because they give greater meaning and excitement ...more
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An aviator crash-lands in the Sahara Dessert. While he attempts to repair his plane he receives a visit from the Little Prince. The Little Prince is a child who stays with the man and does what children do, asks questions and tells stories about his life and existence.
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A short read that seems juvenile at first glance however some of the topics introduced by the Little Prince are quite insightful. His experience gives a fresh perspective to how our perception of people and problems may...more
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A short read that seems juvenile at first glance however some of the topics introduced by the Little Prince are quite insightful. His experience gives a fresh perspective to how our perception of people and problems may...more
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Read in February, 2008
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Marerecommends it for: adults who never read books because they are "busy"
Within the frame of mind that this is a tiny book with a very innocent title and cover artwork (the same illustrations that you'll see page to page in this one that really add a playful feel yet a bit dark because of their sad simplicity which comes off a little morose in most of these drawings...especially the illustrations of his tiny little planet and his usual blank expression...convincing you of not only his loneliness but the other characters as well...(allow me some grace in explaining il...more
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Read in May, 2008
I enjoyed this book immensely. It is very short and deceptively simple. There are countless morsels of thought and ideas within. Each of the little prince's encounters hold a philosophical ideal. The lonely king ironically states that, "accepted authority rests first of all on reason," and then, authority failing, attempts to bribe the little prince into remaining his subject. The brief encounter with the snake and desert flower and their thoughts on men were interesting. The not-so-ab...more
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Read in December, 2007
Welcome to a world of innocence! Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry follows the journey of a naïve young prince exposed to the reality and despondency of adulthood. The prince travels to numerous planets, meeting a variety of characters, from the self-centered king, to the trapped business man who is obsessed with a fortune he does not possess. The narrator’s experience with the prince reveal the hopelessness of our society, in which we have lost ability to imagine and create. The...more
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مدت درازی مسافر کوچولو را نگاه کرد. آن وقت گفت: -اگر دلت میخواهد منو اهلی کن!
مسافرکوچولو جواب داد: -دلم که خيلی میخواهد، اما وقتِ چندانی ندارم. بايد بروم دوستانی پيدا کنم و از کلی چيزها سر در آرم.
روباه گفت: -آدم فقط از چيزهايی که اهلی کند میتواند سر در آرد. انسانها ديگر بر...more
مسافرکوچولو جواب داد: -دلم که خيلی میخواهد، اما وقتِ چندانی ندارم. بايد بروم دوستانی پيدا کنم و از کلی چيزها سر در آرم.
روباه گفت: -آدم فقط از چيزهايی که اهلی کند میتواند سر در آرد. انسانها ديگر بر...more
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Read in December, 1999
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everyone who like to discover themselves
The real treasure indeed this book. The language and the words just simple to understand even for some bookophobia, but not to the message contain in it. The story tells about a lonely prince on a small planet so small that he was able to watch sunset and sunrise just by moving his chair a little, he was so lonely on that planet that he only accompanied by a rose as his friends and perhaps his lover, who knows?.
For addition, he also have an active volcano that also small by comparison to our ...more
For addition, he also have an active volcano that also small by comparison to our ...more
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Read in June, 2008
Little Prince, sebelumnya sudah aku lihat filmnya pada festival buku di Museum Bank Mandiri. Karena "in English" banyak maksudnya yang terlewati. Akhirnya berniat mencari, dan atas kebaikan temen kos berniat meminjamkan buku ini lewat temennya.
Litle prince, menceritakan petualangan Pangeran kecil yang tinggal di planet yang kecil bersama gunung berapi dan pohon mawar. Buku ini menceritakan perspektif anak-anak yang simpel, lugas, jujur dan apa adanya. Banyak sekali ungkapan dan per...more
Litle prince, menceritakan petualangan Pangeran kecil yang tinggal di planet yang kecil bersama gunung berapi dan pohon mawar. Buku ini menceritakan perspektif anak-anak yang simpel, lugas, jujur dan apa adanya. Banyak sekali ungkapan dan per...more
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Read in January, 2008
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Angela Drake
This is my second book of my read my friends favorite book campaign. This one was from Angela's list. I wish I could say I liked it but no such luck. I would not want to read it to or have my son read it while he was young. The big issue I have with this book is the statement that is repeated grown-ups never understand. One of the early statements is "Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them." ...more
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those who know a sated boa constrictor is *not* a hat
There's a huge place in my heart for this little world-in-a-book; I read it first when I was wee, again many times since. A review won't do it justice, so I'll quote one of my favorite passages and risk sentimentality:
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"Nothing is perfect," sighed the fox.
But he came back to his idea.
"My life's very monotonous," he said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me.
All chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike.
And in consequence, I am a little bored.
But i...more
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"Nothing is perfect," sighed the fox.
But he came back to his idea.
"My life's very monotonous," he said. "I hunt chickens; men hunt me.
All chickens are just alike, and all the men are just alike.
And in consequence, I am a little bored.
But i...more
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Read in September, 2007
It was the first time in quite a while that I'd seen my uncle. He had crossed the country to visit us. When he reached our house, he hugged and kissed us all, then pulled out the English version of this book.
"This is for you," he said, "and on the next starry night, I'm going to read it to you."
I gave him a puzzled look.
He explained, "you have to read this on a night when you can see the stars. Don't worry, you'll understand."
The starry night came, and we ...more
"This is for you," he said, "and on the next starry night, I'm going to read it to you."
I gave him a puzzled look.
He explained, "you have to read this on a night when you can see the stars. Don't worry, you'll understand."
The starry night came, and we ...more
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Read in September, 2007
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yang nggak ingin kehilangan sisi kekanakan mereka
mungkin karena saya kurang sering baca,
tapi buku ini adalah buku pertama yang memaparkan sesuatu dari sudut pandang anak-anak, dan sangat-sangat menghargai setiap pikiran anak-anak.
sebagai orang yg belum bisa disebut 'dewasa', kadang-kadang saya sangat benci pada orang dewasa. dan buku ini pun menyiratkan sedikit kekesalan pada orang dewasa. kalau biasanya orang-orang dewasa berpikir anak-anak itu konyol, di buku ini diselipkan pendapat anak tentang orang dewasa.
ceritanya tentang seo...more
tapi buku ini adalah buku pertama yang memaparkan sesuatu dari sudut pandang anak-anak, dan sangat-sangat menghargai setiap pikiran anak-anak.
sebagai orang yg belum bisa disebut 'dewasa', kadang-kadang saya sangat benci pada orang dewasa. dan buku ini pun menyiratkan sedikit kekesalan pada orang dewasa. kalau biasanya orang-orang dewasa berpikir anak-anak itu konyol, di buku ini diselipkan pendapat anak tentang orang dewasa.
ceritanya tentang seo...more
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Read in December, 2007
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everyone, people who like picture books
"The Little Prince" is a very charming book that is about, of course, a little prince. It revolves around a man, who after getting stranded in the desert, meets a little boy. This boy turns out to be from out of space and is the prince of a tiny planet with one rose and three volcanoes. After deciding to leave his planet, the boys travels to all other planets and meets a self absorbed king, a busy businessman and a geographer. All of these adults are so busy with non existential things...more
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Read in March, 2008
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Much more heartfelt than your usual constructed new age mysticism, but still falls to false separations and idealism. This is achieved by the inclusion of representational figures which do not stand in allegorically, but rather conceptually, and hence become not pure symbols but a set of tools for the construction of different pshilosophical scenarios. Beyond this, the book also presents the requisite complexity needed for a holistic view of emotions and interaction, but falls to the very French...more
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If I were to have my own private library in the future, this will be one of the first books to occupy the shelves.
Come to think of it, it belongs in a similar genre as my other favoriteST book: Mister God, this is Anna - children's books turn into deep, philosophical masterpiece. (The opposite genre will be Sophie's World)
It told the story of an aviator (supposedly the author, Saint-Exupery, himself) who got stranded in a desert and probably start hallucinating and seeing all sort...more
Come to think of it, it belongs in a similar genre as my other favoriteST book: Mister God, this is Anna - children's books turn into deep, philosophical masterpiece. (The opposite genre will be Sophie's World)
It told the story of an aviator (supposedly the author, Saint-Exupery, himself) who got stranded in a desert and probably start hallucinating and seeing all sort...more
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We are all children in adults bodies. Yes we are, don't think we aren't for one moment. The fact that we WERE, indeed, children, is a huge part of each of us. It is possible to shed a few appreciative tears on every page of this book if you entertain the thought that the pilot IS The Little Prince. Maybe you won't think that--maybe you'll have your own take on the book---that's the magic about it. This book is translated to English from French. If you understand and/or appreciate French, the del...more
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This was kind of a strange little book. It's about a pilot who, when his plane crashes and breaks down in the middle of the Sahara Dessert, finds a boy. This boy tells the man about his experiences of traveling from planet to planet, each planet ruled by only one person. He claims to have his own planet off somewhere, too, and talks about his beloved rose that he would always water. It's a strange, quirky story that's very enjoyable. It's originally written in French, but of course there are Eng...more
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Read in June, 2008
ufff!!!
El principito es uno de los libros más tiernos, sublimes y trascendentes que he leído. Lo vuelvo a leer una y otra vez... Es realmente exquisita la forma en que el papi de Antoine habla del pequeño hombrecito y las exquisitas analogías, por ejemplo cuando hablan del perezoso que descuidó a tres ramitas de baobabs e invadieron su planeta, en esa parte hablan de la disciplina, y yo asumo que los baobabs pueden ser los vicios o demás.
La otra analogía que me gusta es la de la &...more
El principito es uno de los libros más tiernos, sublimes y trascendentes que he leído. Lo vuelvo a leer una y otra vez... Es realmente exquisita la forma en que el papi de Antoine habla del pequeño hombrecito y las exquisitas analogías, por ejemplo cuando hablan del perezoso que descuidó a tres ramitas de baobabs e invadieron su planeta, en esa parte hablan de la disciplina, y yo asumo que los baobabs pueden ser los vicios o demás.
La otra analogía que me gusta es la de la &...more
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Buku keren yang ditulis dengan sangat sederhana. Ceritnya tentang seorang anak kecil yang jalan-jalan dan ketemu orang-orang dewasa. Mungkin kata orang tua lebih tepat. Bukankah Menua itu pasti dan dewasa itu pilihan?
Orang2 tua di buku ini digambarkan sebagai orang-orang yang nggak bisa menikmati hal-hal sederhana. Orang tua juga selalu memandang segala sesuatunya dari satu sisi saja. Mereka terlalu menghambakan waktunya untuk pekerjaan sampai nggak tau lagi kenapa harus mengerjakan sesuatu....more
Orang2 tua di buku ini digambarkan sebagai orang-orang yang nggak bisa menikmati hal-hal sederhana. Orang tua juga selalu memandang segala sesuatunya dari satu sisi saja. Mereka terlalu menghambakan waktunya untuk pekerjaan sampai nggak tau lagi kenapa harus mengerjakan sesuatu....more
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