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daumari's review against another edition
3.0
ayyyyy finished the Biere Library Storytime book club August/September 2023 pick! the topic is adventure, and this was our first choice ([b:The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder|61714633|The Wager A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder|David Grann|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1659407155l/61714633._SY75_.jpg|97290386] is our second, though tbd on if/when I'll start that).
I liked it, but didn't love it- maybe it's because I still haven't read [b:The Little Prince|157993|The Little Prince|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1367545443l/157993._SY75_.jpg|2180358], maybe it's because "product of his time" perspectives still rub me the wrong way (the final page where he muses about a child Mozart succumbing to the filth of poverty contains the throwaway line, "Generations of Orientals live in filth and love it", so, y'know, got that going for me).
Very lyrical thoughts, and a surprising amount of musing on the potential for death in the aviation profession, which makes sense because this is the 1930s.
I'm VERY curious how much of the lyricism was translation choice by Lewis Galantiere versus Antoine's original phrasing, but that might be a better question for my francophone friend!
I liked it, but didn't love it- maybe it's because I still haven't read [b:The Little Prince|157993|The Little Prince|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1367545443l/157993._SY75_.jpg|2180358], maybe it's because "product of his time" perspectives still rub me the wrong way (the final page where he muses about a child Mozart succumbing to the filth of poverty contains the throwaway line, "Generations of Orientals live in filth and love it", so, y'know, got that going for me).
Very lyrical thoughts, and a surprising amount of musing on the potential for death in the aviation profession, which makes sense because this is the 1930s.
I'm VERY curious how much of the lyricism was translation choice by Lewis Galantiere versus Antoine's original phrasing, but that might be a better question for my francophone friend!
lavinia_speaks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
qls's review against another edition
4.0
a very lovely book, especially in the second half, that has echoes of the little prince, and details some of the author’s incredible life, and his view of the world. warms the heart.
readingbooksincoolplaces's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0