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suitepea's review
5.0
Realized pretty soon after starting this that I didn't need to know everything about Oscar Wilde.
Wild life, didn't love it... Wouldn't want to hang out w him tbh...
Wild life, didn't love it... Wouldn't want to hang out w him tbh...
djrmelvin's review
5.0
Greatly detailed, perhaps a little romantisized, and my go-to book for almost anything Wildean.
apolasky's review
5.0
This is, by far, the best biography on Oscar Wilde. But bare in mind that Ellmann draws parallels between his work and life, so I would recommend reading Wilde’s complete works beforehand, or chronologically along with this book, which is what I did.
tay_af's review
5.0
Very interesting and very dense. Ellmann detailed Wilde's life incredibly well, although I disagree with his claim regarding syphilis, as it seems unfounded and is fairly contested.
wmilam's review
5.0
Beautiful and devastating. Has given me such a deeper and fiercer appreciation of Oscar, his work, his philosophy, his relationships, and all the infuriating injustices he endured. AVENGE OSCAR WILDE.
scotchneat's review against another edition
3.0
Ellmann's biography is painstaking research into the life and times of Oscar Wilde. He draws on letters and readings and contemporary accounts of Wilde to build his life.
Wilde was precocious and insecure and wildy intelligent, as well as loving and romantic and sometimes, petulant.
I'd say this is only for die-hard fans, as it's a hard slog through some of the details.
Wilde was precocious and insecure and wildy intelligent, as well as loving and romantic and sometimes, petulant.
I'd say this is only for die-hard fans, as it's a hard slog through some of the details.
apolasky's review against another edition
5.0
This is, by far, the best biography on Oscar Wilde. But bare in mind that Ellmann draws parallels between his work and life, so I would recommend reading Wilde’s complete works beforehand, or chronologically along with this book, which is what I did.
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