Le Petit Prince

Since i'm in no mood in doing anything, i'm going to review this book. ok, maybe not review it professionally, but i'll just write about some stuff about the book.


Why do i choose to write about this book? well because i feel like it. another reason, i just read this book called 501 must read books and this book is in it. i'm having my french test tomorrow and i just remembered once we were told to read a page of this book. i read it over and over and over for weeks till it was tattooed in my mind, i even compared it with the english version and i got an A on reading AND comprehension! hahaa. ok that kinda cheered me up. so here it goes.

This book is categorized as a children's book but it's commonly considered as too heavy for children. The story tells about a little prince who lives alone on a small planet. he then decides to travel to other planets. on his journey, he meets a lot of people like the drunkard and the accountant. The story about the little prince is told by a pilot which happens to cross by the little prince when he(the pilot) was stranded in a dessert.
In the story, the prince repeatedly say 'grown-ups are such a bore.' i think it goes like that( i can't seem to find my book even though i've arranged my bookshelf. i last saw it in my school locker but i'm sure i took it home. anjing! jangan-jangan disita pak bin! ok, back to the story and note to self:arrange my bookshelf in alphabetical order). it shows that the little prince really does see grown ups from a child's point of view. for example, he doesn't understand why the accountant has to keep counting or why the drunkard has to keep getting drunk. I use to think like that when i was small. i use to wonder why people bother to drink alcohol. it's bitter and it makes you drunk, what's so good about that? now i know and reading this book was waaaaaaayyyyyyy more fun back when i didn't have a clue about anything. 10 years ago, when i first read it i nearly cried when the little went back to his planet. but now, it's just so biasa aja. sheeeeesh i really am growing up and some part of me really don't want to! it's true, grown ups are such a bore. but here we are being so called grown ups and thinking that reading a children's book and riding a merry-go-round is such a bore. hmm twisted, and i don't really see my point here. hehe
The most famous verse in this book is What is essential is invisible to the eyes, it can only be seen by the heart.

So peeps, i suggest you rush to a bookstore near you and grab a copy. or search around the house, your mother probably has one. i'm definitely searching my house cause I CAN'T LOSE THE BOOK! i've had it since i was 8 :'(