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levininja's review against another edition
3.0
Very meaningful book and well-written in many ways. The voice is delightful. And it's interesting how this curse of having no gravity and never taking anything seriously has the side effect of never allowing the light princess to truly laugh either...lots of insights here.
However, it's just too hard to have a book this long where the protagonist is completely unlikeable in every way up until 90% of the way through. I think this could have worked really well as a short(er) story. Also, a nitpick but MacDonald has a way of being overly repetitious and drawn out at times. But he doesn't do it too much.
However, it's just too hard to have a book this long where the protagonist is completely unlikeable in every way up until 90% of the way through. I think this could have worked really well as a short(er) story. Also, a nitpick but MacDonald has a way of being overly repetitious and drawn out at times. But he doesn't do it too much.
smachable's review against another edition
4.0
What a fascinating little story! A princess who has lost her "gravity" both literally and figuratively. A delightful read.
caleb_karnosh22's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
5.0
crloken's review against another edition
5.0
The Light Princess is a delightful, tongue in cheek, humourous read. The book is filled with puns and witticisms and is told from the perspective of characters who hate all puns and witticisms. Its a fun little fairy tale that can be read in a quick sitting. Whether this book would be entertaining to modern children is not known to me, but I would guess it would be to many. Its a fun book which I would recommend strongly.
The Light Princess tells the story of a Princess who has no gravity, she must be tied down at all times or she will float away. She also has the problem that she has no gravity, as in she is never grave nor serious. She is always happy and laughing, and is incapable of being upset over anything. Soon it becomes apparent that the only way to tie her to the Earth is to make her care for it in some way. To gain her gravity she must gain gravity. Eventually she meets a prince (of course) who is willing to die for her, and his self sacrifice may be the only hope for her to gain gravity. If you like puns about gravity then you should probably read The Light Princess.
The Light Princess tells the story of a Princess who has no gravity, she must be tied down at all times or she will float away. She also has the problem that she has no gravity, as in she is never grave nor serious. She is always happy and laughing, and is incapable of being upset over anything. Soon it becomes apparent that the only way to tie her to the Earth is to make her care for it in some way. To gain her gravity she must gain gravity. Eventually she meets a prince (of course) who is willing to die for her, and his self sacrifice may be the only hope for her to gain gravity. If you like puns about gravity then you should probably read The Light Princess.
bookish_otter's review against another edition
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
linneak2002's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to the Full Cast Audio version of this and it was very enjoyable. It was lighter than anything I have read by George MacDonald thus far.
klparmley's review against another edition
5.0
There is a little punning here that is fun for people who are just learning about word play.
therabidsnail's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
callmecat's review against another edition
4.0
Another one I thought I wrote a review for. Hmm... This story was good. It sounds like a fairy tale and it was entertaining and short. I'm really annoyed by how shallow the girl was, but she sort of got better in the end. So that was good.
eriynali's review against another edition
5.0
illustrations by sendak are just beautiful
and the story is great fun, especially to read aloud - truly interesting to kids of widely different ages. plus it has a wealth of great vocabulary.
and the story is great fun, especially to read aloud - truly interesting to kids of widely different ages. plus it has a wealth of great vocabulary.