The Little Prince Review

    In this story, a little prince visits multiple planets throughout space, such as Earth, and learns about what it means to be lonely, lose things, have love, and have friendship. Observations about human nature and life itself are made on his journeys, though the book is written for children.

    Keep in mind that everyone has their own opinion. This review is only my opinion, and you may have your own, different one. I would take into consideration what I say, but do not make a decision about the book solely based off of this review. Let's begin:

    I am going to keep this review short (or should I say little? haha) because I really do not have many comments. This is not my typical read, but it came highly recommended and I was lent a copy, so I figured why not? I did not hate it or love it. It was kind of just something I read. I am not sure if that makes sense to anyone other than me, but hopefully you at least somewhat get what I mean.

    It was cute. I adored all of the drawings and they were perhaps my favorite part of the book. I think I would have been a tad bored if not for them being common throughout the book.

    I am pretty sure I get the story. It is fairly simple if you just pay attention while you read. Of course, there were a couple of times in which it was a little bit more confusing, and I do not think that the age group this book was written for would truly understand these scenes. Due to things like this, I feel it is safe to say that this is a children's book that can only really be understood by older people. I think children will find it cute, but have a harder time understanding some of the deeper themes.

    Overall, I think it is a cute novel perfect for a quick read. It teaches you some valuable lessons and makes good observations about human nature. Unfortunately, I think it is severely overhyped. I went into it expecting some sort of masterpiece with the way it is regarded and left feeling underwhelmed. I truly feel neutral towards this book, and I give my neutral books 3 stars because they are not good or bad; they are just there. I did, though, give this book an extra half star because of the cute drawings and good lessons. 

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Translator: Richard Howard and Ivan Minatti

Illustrator: Nguyễn Thành Vũ

Publisher: Harcourt, Inc.

# of Pages: 111

Genre: Classic, Children's, Fantasy

Series: Standalone

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