I love it

This book is great when i started to read it i didn't want to stop reading. This book is not my very favorite book but it's ok and it's great how colin and dickson and mary hang out around the garden the garden's picture is great i just love flowers so i wished there could be a garden i like that .. i espasely wanted to see the lovely roses and all the other flowers that the book has on the picture, it looks great it almost seems that the picture is real..... well i enjoyed reading this book i hope there is more books like this.

I don't know either what year the story takes place, but i really like the story. really inspiring!

i just want to say that your comment was great. i love this book and i can't understand why someone wouldn't. and if they don't i don't think they have a sense of artist depth. well that is it i don't know what else to say.<br><br>

So far, the Secret Garden has been a great book. I am only on chapter 6 but I love it!

I think that the book takes place more on the line in the 1930's I guessing on this

I also had to read this book for school. however i did not enjoy it because oi could not really get into it. please would somebody explain to me hoe the character of Mary changes throughout the novel and why they think that hodgson burnett has included such a transformation.

A lovely story. Thanks for sharing.

i think your replry was good

I am a Hungarian woman and reading books on foreign languages is sometimes a difficult but challenging task. The Secret Garden is not just a book that is easy to read but also a book that takes me back into my childhood and although I am an adult now, it reminds me of those oh-so-sweet days which I want to remember all my life. Every time I read the book I discover something new in the story and something really old and forgotten in my childhood. This book would be on my desert island top-ten-list.

The story took place in 1906

TARA u were right it was boring at first but got a hell of alot better! thanx for the tip.

thanks for giving me an idea

Yes, the musical is based on the book, although there is some liberty taken. For instance, although many of the characters die of the cholera in the prologue, they appear as ghosts or memories or dreams throughout the play. The music is very very beautiful and I highly recommend the show to anyone who enjoyed the book! The musical can be purchased through Barnes and Noble at the following site: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp?sourceid=00002218955900849226&ISBN =155936047X&bfdate=04-14-2003+16:29:23

The secret garden is ok so far. Im only on chapter 10 and so far its not to entertaing. Im not saying its dum because its not. I have read better books than this. I like its alright

the story takes place in 1911

It is not the best book I have read so far. The best books I like are by Jacqueline Wilson.

I thought you would like to know that the musica of the Secret Garden impacted me greatly during my undergraduate theatre studies. One of the classes was a dramatic productions class. That particular semester, the class was only girls. We were putting on a production of The Ugly Duckling by A.A. Milne. During our vigorous work days for the production, we virtually lived off of the Secret Garden's beautiful music. Truly, it inspired us girls to create growth and beauty for our small play...and it caused us to grow closer to one another. The music and lives within Burnett's redemptive story continues to affect many! Thank you for lending your voice to it as well.

I liked this book very much because it is very moving and it gets your attention when you start reading it. I would recommand it to other people. So you other people start reading The Secret Garden!

I disagree because i think that when reading the book it is more rewardng when you reach the end. The film is over in a couple of hours but the book can last for weeks. I think it is the best book i have ever read too!!!

Hi, I had to read this book for school. I HATED IT!!!! The Yorkshire accent is so annoying to read. I think that your summary of the book is real good, but i just hate the book.<br> Thanks.<br><br>

I think if you're going to say you hate the book you have to say why, is the only reason because it challenged your reader skills?

i thought that the Secret Garden was a spectacular read with a great storyline. it was a realistic book and it truly touched me. i feel that i have been a better person since i read this book. it makes you feel as if you need to read it again and again and again. i just hope that everyone who reads the Secret Garden will enjoy it as much as i have in my emotional hours of reading.<br>

the secret garden is a fun story about a girl how have lived in india.after her perents daid , she leaves india.after that she lives with her uncel.we fallow her in a big place in yorkshire. i love this book. But i hate when they talk yorkshier

The secret garden is a nice book becuse it is very simple and easy to understand.I had to read this book for school but i personally enjoyed it.

The book is beautiful. Check out the Hallmark adaptaion of the book. Lovely Brittish countryside.

An extremely sensitive story about how life can be enjoyed; or spoilt by narcissm which is caused by sadness and lack of love

Yes, the musical of the Secret Garden is based on the book and if you can get to see it, do! If not, buy the CD of the Broadway production. It is glorious! I had the honor of playing Lily (Colin's mother and a ghost) and it was one of the most beautiful experiences in my life.

The Secret Garden was a great book that will remain a classic for all time. I recommend this book to anyone willing to take the time to sit down and read a great story written by one of the most intrigueing authors of all time.

well i guess this book is nice..it sure is, but i also hated the yorkshire language. it's just so.......whatever!!i really don't like it, but i still appreciate the book...it has a good ending. I also saw the movie and the cartoon series, but i think the movie is better of the three.Better watch than read...haha!!!.....smayl..1014!!

This is a totally awesome book! I had to read it for a report, and I'm glad I did! I love how as they help the garden grow, Mary and Colin grow as well! I recommend it!

I LOVE this book. I love when they speak Yorshire, it's so easy to read. I love the moors. that is all

I didnt enjoy the Secret Garden. IT bored me to death. I hope I never have to read such a horrible book again

I have been given ''The Secret Garden'' as a starting point for my performing arts individual module (where I have to perform on my own!) and I have been asked to develop it in whatever way I like. I don't have to use the book itself but I know that I would quite like to get inside one of the character's and perhaps use some monologue to describe how they really feel. I'd really appreciate it if anybody could give me some help in developing this module as I am at a total dead end for what exactly to do at the minute. Anyone with any sort of performing ideas please e-mail me at [email protected]!! Thank u xxx

I loved this book. It was so rejuvenating and hopeful. I love the feeling of the moors and the secrecy of the garden. Dickon is the embodiment of perfection, and Mary and Colin are trying to slowly grow like him. This story should be on every parent's bookshelf! I love the thought of the garden bringing everything together.

I had to read this book for school, and personally I never would have read it if we had not been made to, even though I always finish the book the teacher gives us before we even start it in school! It was really boring in the beginning but then later I loved it!!!!!!! The Yorkshire could get annoying sometimes because I like to read fast and I can't when I'm stumbling over words. So then we learned to speak Yorkshire! We must have sounded like Mary when she tried to speak Yorkshire to Dickon, well most of us sounded like that. Our team would speak Yorkshire to each other in the halls and the other team looked like we had gone crazy!!!!!!!! Reading the secret garden was great and we all loved it!!!!!!!! If you have never read the book I tell you no matter how boring the beginning may seem, keep reading!!!!!!!!!!! You won't regret it!!!!!!!!! Honest it gets really good after like the fifth chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CU L8R!!!!!!!!!!!! Tara

I'm in a production of The Secret Garden in Houston, playing the part of Mrs. Sowerby, and I'd just like to comment that The Secret Garden has become one of my favorite books and 1949 movie version is definitely very well made and acted. I only wish I could have seen The Secret Garden on Broadway.

I read this book for school and wrote an essay on it. I think it's an awesome novel and should be read by everyone! It has some great themes, and is easy to understand.

This is a great book for children to read. By reading this book, children can learn about other cultures, religions, and countries. They can see how different it is in England than in India. I recommend this book for children who like to read on their own. The adventures and excitement in this book really pulls you in. I think this was a great book, and that children need to read more adventurous book like this. Have a great time reading!

I vividly remember reading this book as a child. I started reading it reluctantly, mostly because my mother insisted. I found it slow going at first, because I wasn't interested in spoiled little Mary or her distant, meaningless parents. But then...I was lying on my bed when I read the part where the army officers find her. Mary's parents are both dead, all the servants have left...Mary is completely alone. The officer who speaks to her is blinking back tears at her plight. I sat bolt upright, nearly shaking with the enormity of it. That is the first time I remember being so completely moved by a book, being so completely taken out of myself. Obviously, it has stayed with me for all this time and taught me a lot about the power of words to move the reader, to transport to another time and place. Thanks for letting me share this memory.

I love this movie with Kate Maberly. The movie is just like how I always dreamed living. It gives you the feeling that anything is possible and that you can do anything you want as long as you believe.