I loved this book, its cover design, its typeface, its philosophy which flew over my head as a teenager. It is full of my pencil annotations. ( )

I liked this book because I have a feeling, if I'd ever met the author, I would've gotten along well with him. His philosophy of life is right on par with mine--that truth is relative ("if an orange-tree grows well in THIS soil, THIS soil is Truth for that orange-tree"); war is heinous, ugly and incomprehensible ("as for me, I only wish I understood mankind"); and the spiritual stuff in human nature must be nurtured ("but there is no gardener for men"). I also enjoyed his unique perspective on death ("death in its own time is sweet") and technology (new technology may feel unnatural to us, but it's only because our culture hasn't caught up with it yet, i.e. the locomotive).

His prose also reads like poetry--beautiful writing that makes him quite the absorbing story-teller. Definitely recommend. ( )

Great book. Great descriptions of flying and thoughts about it ( )

3717. Wind, Sand and Stars, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (read 18 Mar 2003) This 1941 book by a French aviator is about his experiences as such, plus a lot of philosophizing and musing (which I found of little interest). His account of crashing in the African desert and how he and his companion almost died was of interest, but was deep in impressions but short of facts. David McCullough listed this book as one that "changed his life." I have long heard of it, but it did not live up to my expectations. ( )

His greatest book - deserves much more attention than "The Little Prince". Beautifully written and at times very poignant. ( )