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May 18, 2019
The little prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, follows a little prince through the journey of love, finding oneself, about one's life, human and nature. The book starts with a narrator, who questions the readers about adults, while somewhat insulting them. The narrator is keen in making sure that the readers understand that adults do not have a child like spirit. The narrator is a pilot who crashed landed on the sahara desert with only enough water to last 8 days, during this time he meets a little prince who asks him to draw him a picture of a sheep. No matter how many times the narrator draws the sheep, the little prince is unhappy with the way it looks, until he draws a sheep that is "inside a box". From here, the story begins to talk about a little prince who lives on the planet B612, the story follows the little prince on a journey of love, and self discovery. The prince encounters people from other planets, those too full of themselves, too greedy, too narcissitic, too irresponsible and so on. He also meets new friends and experiences sadness, loss and eventually death. @Lime_Latte of the Teen Review Board at the Hamilton Public Library I read this book for my high school French class and found that it was a delightful and heartwarming story for all ages. Often I find that reading a book for class makes it very difficult to enjoy, but studying this book in depth helped me to realize that this novel is so much more than some fairy tale for kids. Saint-Exupery uses simple and straightforward language to criticize adults and the short-sightedness of modern society. The character of the little prince is both wise and naïve at once, and his inquisitive nature and tendency to take things literally effectively demonstrates the absurdity of behaviours that we take for granted. This book does not have to be super complex in order to convey deep truths about human nature, and reading it has pushed me to re-evaluate what is truly important in my life. And even if you don’t enjoy the book, the adorable illustrations will surely still make it worth the read! @amiwrite of the Teen Review Board at the Hamilton Public Library