Reviews

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde

teodorastea's review against another edition

4.0

I came across ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’ in a collection of short stories by Oscar Wilde. I really enjoyed it and is very easy to read in one sitting. I found it quite entertaining and definitely has an original plot.

bennought's review against another edition

4.0

Charming, funny, clever, everything you'd expect from a collection of Wilde's short stories. Highly recommended for any fan of Wilde's or of writing from the period. 'The Portrait of W.H.' might present some problems for many people, as the majority of it is essentially a literary argument about the identity of the person to whom Shakespeare wrote his sonnets. It can be a bit tedious, but is an incredibly interesting argument and construction. The beginning and end of the story are both typically Wilde, and the twist at the end is also typical of the other stories in the collection.

homoerotisch's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

one thing you can say for arthur savile is that he's not one for procrastination 

lyfhml_sali's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved this book. It's just that I hoped it was a bit longer. It was short but it executed the concept and delivered the plot astoundingly. Its also funny and somehow relatable.

<I find it funny that he's delaying his wedding because he wants to 💀 someone first.> But overall, this was a very amusing sort of a thriller book for me.

penelopejns's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

reiley_61's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

salam_'s review against another edition

3.0

This was in between The Happy Prince and other tales and A House of Pomegranates, so a middle child.
The story I enjoyed the most was The Canterville Ghost, and Lord Arthur Savile's Crime left me underwhelmed.
All in all, I felt like this collection is closer to a novel style, with the dialogue of plays, so a new side of Oscar, and a good one at that.

salam_'s review against another edition

3.0

I had high expectations for this story, and it kinda let me down. Mind you, I knew nothing about it before I started reading it, but as I was reading I thought oh okay I get the idea.. That's a good idea, and was hoping for more exploration on that theme, even hoped it'd be the new Dorian Gray, thought it will end with a lesson of some some, but it left me unsatisfied.
In short, I saw potential that Wilde (very unlike himself), did not take advantage of.

On the bright side, one of my Wilde's favorite quotes is here: "The world is a stage but the play is badly cast"

nelau_u's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

beyond_dreams's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.0