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Originally Posted by Synamon
The Secret Garden has stood the test of time and while it's nominally a children's story, I recently reread it and found it uplifting and beautiful. It's the story of an miserable orphaned girl uprooted from India to a remote English house and the friends she makes there and the healing power of both human connections and nature. The book captures the joy and power that helping someone else brings to our lives. This is a book I recommend unequivocally to everyone.
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I tried to like this book, but...I found it slow and uninteresting. I think the ideas are good, but the execution poor. IMO it does not deserve it's reputation.