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The Baron in the Trees is a story about a boy who climbs into a tree in rebellion against his family, and never comes back down. He doesn't conform to the standard ideas of what he as the Baron should be like, in fact he practically shirks his duties, leaving them to his younger brother to manage. At the same time, it's almost self-destructive. It's like he becomes so used to being in the trees that he doesn't come down, he forgets his reasons for going up and it's more about stubborness than anything else.
I don't like literature. I love reading for pleasure, and i hate reading a book constantly trying to distance myself, and think about it, and analyse. But this i get - i love that i read this book more than a week ago, and it still resonates, that i'm suddenly thinking about it.
ETA:
"The Baron in the Trees" may be read as a parable about withdrawing from reality and creating an isolated fantasy world in which to live free from the constraints of society as the ultimate expression of individuality, or as just a wonderful fable about a boy becoming a man on his own terms. One thing is sure: you'll never look at a tree the same way again."
quote from amazon.com reviews
this explains why i liked it so much
I don't like literature. I love reading for pleasure, and i hate reading a book constantly trying to distance myself, and think about it, and analyse. But this i get - i love that i read this book more than a week ago, and it still resonates, that i'm suddenly thinking about it.
ETA:
"The Baron in the Trees" may be read as a parable about withdrawing from reality and creating an isolated fantasy world in which to live free from the constraints of society as the ultimate expression of individuality, or as just a wonderful fable about a boy becoming a man on his own terms. One thing is sure: you'll never look at a tree the same way again."
quote from amazon.com reviews
this explains why i liked it so much