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Oscar Wilde does fairy tales--a kind of strange mixture.
The title story, The Happy Prince, and its successor, The Nightingale and the Rose, are a bit sorrowful and bleak. I dare say the main takeaway might be that love brings death and is much unappreciated. The Selfish Giant is an almost religious tale in which an act of kindness is rewarded...the sort of tale in which the main character does not realize who he is aiding but proves his worth by his unselfish act.
The fourth story was my favorite ...more
The title story, The Happy Prince, and its successor, The Nightingale and the Rose, are a bit sorrowful and bleak. I dare say the main takeaway might be that love brings death and is much unappreciated. The Selfish Giant is an almost religious tale in which an act of kindness is rewarded...the sort of tale in which the main character does not realize who he is aiding but proves his worth by his unselfish act.
The fourth story was my favorite ...more
I understand the charm of fairy tales but never fully engage in them. This book is written by the master, Oscar Wilde, and I think that is the only reason I connected at all. He is an extraordinary writer. Everything he does enhances my assessment of him: he is a genius.
My reactions to the nine stories included in this volume were varied.
The most succesful:
The Happy Prince: 4.5 stars
A statue stands in a town where the members of the community stop to marvel at its beauty. But the statue used to ...more
My reactions to the nine stories included in this volume were varied.
The most succesful:
The Happy Prince: 4.5 stars
A statue stands in a town where the members of the community stop to marvel at its beauty. But the statue used to ...more
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