Comment by soulofmischief

Comment by soulofmischief 3 days ago

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The book has been extremely transformative for me at multiple points in my life as I've aged. If I could only recommend a single piece of fiction, it would probably be The Little Prince.

I also highly recommend the 2015 animated film adaptation. It has a rock-solid cast, and presents the classic story within entirely new layers of interpretation that speak to multiple generations at once. It's a real tearjerker that only gets more potent with age.

I'm also not sure why so many commenters here seem confused or negative towards The Little Prince. It is a timeless, culture-invariant treatise on the most precious and important facets of human existence.

zppln 3 days ago

I my case, it is precisly said animated film. I don't remember why, but I found it incredibly off-putting for some reason. I think back on it every time someone brings up The Little Prince.

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  • soulofmischief 3 days ago

    I'm curious what you found off-putting about it, if you don't mind elaborating :)

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    • dvh 3 days ago

      You want each emotion with assigned numerical value from 0 to 10, I presume...

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      • soulofmischief 3 days ago

        I'm not sure how I am supposed to interpret your comment, what did you mean by that?

        My aim was to start a positive dialogue with zppln about why the book didn't land with him or why it was off-putting. I'm happy to discuss it with you as well, but if your comment was just meant to be negative then I'll pass.

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madcaptenor 2 days ago

I missed hearing about the 2015 version and will seek it out now. Thanks for the pointer!

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