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I am in 7th grade and had to read this book for school. Infact I have a test tomorrow but anyways i thinks the book was an awsome story for any age group. The other boys in class thaught it was a girly book because it had a pink cover but I am so glad I read this because it is a very nice story about learning to really live and grow and to have perseverence. I loved the ending it was so good And i am sure i will read this book again sometime!
When I saw the movie it is wonderful but when I found the book the movie was near but not the characters. I am very familiar with the Yorkshire language. I have read many books and learned Yorkshire very well. I thought Colin was very quiet when I read the summary at the back, but when I finished it, I know that he had loved Mary very much (as a cousin) and Mary has been fond of him. I wonder why Mrs. Burnett liked the name Sara/Sarah so much because she used it in her novel A Little Princess (I have read by Penguin books) and Sarah Ann in Secret Garden (Dover pub.)?
I have not yet read the book, I have been searching everywhere,high and low to find this damn book,even when I went oversea's I couldnt find it! But i've seen the movie and it's one of my fav's,a very touching story...I love mary's "dont give a damn"attitude(very much like me)but i also like how she softens towards the end of the movie.<br>The castle was perfect i must say,where was it,england??? very spooky looking anyway,the country side was pretty crapp looking though(n/o)Who would ever want to live there in the winter?But the garden was absolutely GORGEOUS!
The Secret Garden is one of the best books I've ever read. I like the adventures & characters. I realy like Dickon and the way he talks to animals.I wish I could talk to animals too. It;s a great book to read <br>when you realy have nothing to do. I realy think it's sad that Mary's <br>parents died. Well thanks for listening to me. Bye
The Secret Garden is a fascinating book! It is one of the best classics written. Believe me, it will not bore you, (like some classics do that your mother makes you read). YOu can really get into the book. Me, as person that does not like reading books, found this one quite interesting. Buy it anywhere, like Little Professor in the Lakewood Mall in Aberdeen, of just anywhere. It's a great book!
The secret garden was given to me as a gift from my grandmother!i seen the movie and i thought wow that should be a good read so i droped everything i was doing and began to read the book that changed my views on life!<br>this book is one magnificent book that i recomend to everyone.To read a book that really gets you inspired is really hard to find and to be able to smell the flowers in the garden as you read it is truely amazing.<br>i love this book to pieces and i have read it many of times it is a book that i will defenately hand down to my children when i have them and i'm sure they will love the book as much as i have!!<br>anyone who doesnt like the book really doesn't know what they are reading...The yorkshire accent is wonderful you can truely learn how to speak it after reading this book!<br>my favourite character would have to be colin,to go from not leaving the house ever and never walking to walking and loving the world like every little ten year old was amazing he really inspired me and i think he is a beautiful person.<br>if you hav not yet read this book i really recomend you do it ia so inspiring that you will just want to read it over and over again!!<br>kimberley..............aged 17
I have read the book, seen the original movie with Margaret O'Brien, have attended a preformance of the musical, and now have the honor of producing the musical at our theater. The story is real, but magical at the same time, changing the life of not only the spoiled, lonely, unloved and sad little girl, but also all those around her. It inspires as well as emitting the emotion of empathy for those whom we are helped to understand; then dislike turns into caring turning into love. The music is glorious as well as inspirational. I urge everyone to try to see the musical stage production should it ever come your way.
I read the secret garden and i thought it was an extrodinary book and it was very well done. the yorshire accent was well written and i think i will have to persade my mates to read it.
"The Secret Garden" was my favorite book as a child...and favorite film (1949), starring Margaret O'Brien (Mary Lennox), Herbert Marshall (Archibald Craven), Dean Stockwell (Colin Craven), Brian Roper (Dickon), and Gladys Cooper (Mrs. Medlock). Also, while living in Boston, my "proper Bostonian" neighbor gave me an original copy of "The Secret Garden," which I treasure. While living in Los Angeles, a friend took me to a revival theater to see a screening of the 1949 version of "The Secret Garden." And, to my surprise, Margaret O'Brien was sitting directly behind me in the next row.
The Secret Garden is very interesting book,I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read ficition novels.
I've seen two versions of the secret garden and I just find out that there is about 8 movies about that book, even one of 1919. Does anyone knows why?
nope but there are just as many for pride and prejudice by jane austen. its a classic tale that everyone loves and they update it every decade or so i am sure.
I have seen 3 of the remakes, 2 of which don't follow the book very well. There was one made for TV in 1987 that I highly recommend. It follows the book very closely, including the way in which Mary looses her parents (Cholera, NOT an earthquake!).
:nod: This is my favourite book!!!! :nod:
:cool: Not sure, but I have seen a lot of movies about the secret garden. May be it is because of the events. Or characters...... :D :nod: