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Message: [QUOTE="MegaHiro91, post: 71710, member: 175527"] I very rarely read, I just don't have time for it with all my other hobbies, though I wanna make more time for it. That said, a couple years I finished Myst: The Book of Atrus, which I gobbled up because it's a prequel to one of my favorite games of all time, and last year, because I love the movie, I decided I owed it to myself to read the The Secret Garden. To those who don't know, it's about spoiled young orphan girl who is taken in by her distant uncle, and initially wants nothing to do with anyone in his mansion, but quickly warming up to the kindhearted chambermaid becomes the key for her to slowly open up to everyone else. Going from spoiled and slightly unlikable, to unspoiled and super likable. Since there is nothing to do inside the prestigeus house she ventures out into the gardens where she also meets the kind gartener and hears a rumor about a secret garden that hasn't been opening for 10 years. Curiousity sets in, and she makes it her mission to find it and restore it, since she has a fondness for nature and gardening in general. What I love about the book, is how Burnett manages to describe the world Mary Lennox inhabits from a child's perspective, which makes the wonders of nature seem even more fantastical. I am normally one who wants action i.e I want the story to get a move on, but with the Secret Garden I don't mind the slow pace at all because the meticulous description of nature and wildlife IS the story. I especially love how she describes that being used to everyone around her doing everything for her back in India, Mary is described as weak and pale. But then, as she peruses the gardens, fighting the harsh autumn winds and getting some much needed fresh air, she starts gaining strength and color in her cheecks, which in turn helps her mood as well. I love the description of her meeting with the animal charmer Dickon, whom she finds so interesting that she wonders if he's a fairy whom she is afraid will vanish if she looks away. And my favorite passage has got to be where the two are alone in the gardens and she summons the courage to ask if he likes her. Not romantically, but seeing how up till this point she has never had any close friends and therefore never really cared if others cared about her, it's a big leap in her character development to check in on whether this peculiar boy likes her or not. For anyone interested but maybe don't have the time to read the book, I recommend the 1975 BBC series which can be watched on YouTube. [ATTACH type="full" width="489px" size="897x1280"]24174[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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