I love it

this book was kinda weird cause it is highly unlikely that anything like this could ever happen. it was simple, yet hard to understand because of the way some of the people talked. i think the author could have refined it a bit to make it better.

The Secret Garden is a must-read book. Girls over there who want to get inspiration to overcome failures and fears, this book is really meant for you. So get it now from your favorite bookstore! See yah! Philippines (donnaregulto 6/26/04)

This book is a very good stepping ground for encouraging children to read. It is romantic, magical and wonderfully mish-mashed into one of the greatest books I've ever read. It doesn't get boring no matter how many times you read it. It only gets better!! Ms. Burnett is a great author. I've also read The Little Princess and it was brilliant as well. She knows how to touch children of all ages with her vivid descriptions of not only the physical surroundings of the setting but also of the aura of the plot. She is amazing!!! If you liked this book you should try The Little Princess. I promise you would not be disappointed.<br><br><br>Vezara

i read this book two years ago. In the beginning, i did'nt like it because of the girl mary,. Frankly, i hated her character. however, as i read and read, i began to like it. From this book, i learned that only you dare to have a try, all may have a chance to come true, just as LiNing said:'everything is possible. clinon could recover and lived a normal life; Mary became helpful; the family lived together. So now, once i happen to failure, difficulty and unhappy thing, i won't loose heart. I will catch one percent chance with 99 percent adventure. i believe will be OK!

i totally LOVE this book. it's one of my favorites and i recommend that everybody reads it if they haven't yet. and it's a fantastic movie. burnett is a very fantastic author that will remain one of the best for centuries to come and i'll will never forget how wonderful it feels to read her books.

I think that the book would be a lot better if we could understand more yorkshire but some people can not I didn't really enjoy it a lot but that may be because I read it before so maybe you just don't like the accent not the storyline!!!

I first read this book when I was 12 (almost 4 years ago) and have been in love with it ever since. It's a timeless tale that EVERY child should read. The movies are really good too. My two favorites are the 1949 edition with Margaret O'Brien and the 1993 edition with Kate maberly as Mary and Maggie Smith as Mrs. Medlock. I though Maggie Smith made the PERFECT Mrs. Medlock. She looks so strict and proper. <br>As I said before, it's a wonderful story that I STRONLY recommend to everyone.

I thought it was an excellent read. I'm currently reading it for the 4th time and loving it even more. It is an excellent book to read when you want to take yourself to another place. It made me understand the way children behave when they have been spoiled with no love. I found it very emotional and heart warming. I would give it 5 stars.

I really enjoyed reading the comments that everybody had. One person said that he hated the book and I like that because he was being honest and I respect that. Nobody likes a fake. I am doing a report on this book and i will be happy to post it when I am finished. I would like to know exactly how you post it, I never really did it before. Thanks again for the comments bye!!

hi,<br>i enjoy this story and i like it alot and i am doing now oral peresentation.and this story book i get it from libray and i like it alot.but its said that when the small girl parents die and she feel alone but its easy to understand.i hope everyone enjoy this story book and i also see the movie of SECRECT GARDEN and in the movie the garden is sooooooooooooo nice its like we guys get in to HEAVEN.Amazing.i love this book.

Can anyone tell me in what year the story actually takes place?<br><br>Thank you.

Is the musical "The Secret Garden" based on this story? Can anyone give me directions to the musical? Thanks

i think that this book was really good and i think that you will never be able to read this since you are already dead. I think that this book should be done over and over many times but still the same way. This book was inspiering to my whole family and my class. I think that this book will be here for a long time in the future. Thank you for your time.....From Cooldude(B)<br>

I really enjoyed "The Secret Garden". It's one of my favourite books, and I really enjoy the 1993 version of the 1949 film. I had to read a classic book for a study at school, and as i saw the movie first, I thought it would be cool if I read the book. I really enjoyed reading it, and if Frances Hodgson Burnett was alive today, she would be proud!!!!!

The most important element of The Secret Garden is the "magic." In her aloneness at Misselthwaite Manor, Mary discovers a secret garden, which the uncle has kept locked up for ten years since the death of his young wife, Lily. With the help of Dickon, who lives on the moor, Mary starts to make the garden come alive or “wick.” Both Mary and Dickon believe that there is “magic” in this garden. Mary becomes totally convinced that Colin can walk if he, too, can share the magic. Mary and Dickon bring Colin to the garden and tell him that the magic is in him. Colin calls on that magic, and he walks! When Mrs. Sowerby, Colin’s mother, visits the garden and sees the miracle of Colin’s healing, she reinforces the understanding that the magic is God, or the “joy-maker” as she refers to Him. Too often the movies and made-for-television productions have watered down the element of "magic." In the case of the 1993 lavish side screen movie version, the magic had a psychic dimension. Except for the book itself, the Broadway musical best captured the meaning of the "magic," because it expanded our understanding of the love between Archie and Lily, and why thata love is the key to the healing of both Colin and Mary. When the grieving Archie meets Mary for the first time, his heart responds to her as she reminds him of Lily in her love of things of the earth. After Mary gets his permission to make a garden anywhere she likes, Archie leaves Misselthwaite once again to try and forget his pain. During the time he is away, the three children work in the garden and Colin gets stronger every day. By the time Lily calls Archie to the garden, Colin is running around like any healthy boy. Lily conveys to the grieving Archie that it is by loving their son that he will find the peace he so desperately seeks, as well as the ability to let go of her in his mind and heart. In the very last scene, Lily sends Mary to Archie and, hand-in hand, Archie, Mary, and Colin walk together in the secret garden of their love.