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sophronisba's review
4.0
This is a fascinating corrective to the idea that Wilde spent his final three years in abject misery and humiliation. There were, indeed, moments of misery and humiliation; but he also experienced joy and triumph, and he also produced The Ballad of Reading Gaol. In essence, although prison certainly had an impact on Wilde and temporarily humbled him, it did not change his fundamental nature. For good or ill, he remained the witty, spendthrift bon vivant he had always been.
ectoplasmjames's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent look at the twilight years of Oscar's life and chiefly notable for its far more sympathetic treatment of Bosie, who tends to get a lot of bad press, not all of which is deserved. Overall an excellent reminder of why Oscar Wilde is still, after all these years, my problematic dad.
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