Little Lord Fauntleroy (Review)
Plot:
A little american boy called Cedric is called to his English grandfather, who hates the boy's mother because he hates all Americans, and and doesn't like his own son, the father of Cedric because he married the american woman, and now the Earl of Dorincourt calls his grandson to England because he's his only heir. But Cedric is so innocent and trusting that the Earl of Dorincourt slowly starts to transform.
Review:
In my opinion, Frances H. Burnett is a pretty dreamy author, maybe because she's a woman. Mind you, I'm not a sexist, but women are more gentle etc. than men , aren't they? But Mrs. (Or is it Miss?) Burnett has taken that gentleness to the limit. I mean Cedric is so trusting that he talks to strangers, and Ok. Maybe he does make everyone think: "What a capital little fellow this is!". But one day the last thing his mother would have seen of him would be chopped up in little pieces by a psychopathic child killer. What then? But then I hear you say: "Chill bro, it's only fiction!". Yeah, maybe it is, but young kids can't easily tell the difference between fantasy/fiction and reality, can they? So after they've read the book they'll go about thinking that innocence and trustfulness to people they've never seen or met, will make them love them. So what happens? Imagine this scenario: The kid is walking home from school, a car stops next to the kid and the man says: "Hey kid, I know your mother and she says she wants to meet you in the wood. I'll drive you there if you like."
The kid gets in and the child is never seen again alive! Or the kidnappers will hold the kid for a whooping sky-high ransom, and when they turn the kid over to the parents, they say: "Show your kid the movie Ransom or something like that. At least tell her/him how dangerous it is to talk to strangers or your kid will get seriously hurt." Obviously I was exaggerating a bit, but the truth is: This book can be dangerous for young kids! The only part I liked was: When the book ended!
Please note that this is not written to hurt or offend anyone.
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