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annaclarimoto's review against another edition
5.0
All these short stories are so beautiful, the imagery and the characters so loveable, a must-read for Wilde fans!
krisrid's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting take on fairy tales, with Wilde's slightly jaded, but incisive and clever perspective on things being a unique voice and approach to the fairy tale genre.
Many of the tales deal with the "life's not fair" topic, but he does introduce some clever and creative characters through whom he explores the realities of the world. Both the situations and the perspectives the tales look at are quite different from fairy tales I've read before, but I enjoyed most of them, even if they were mainly sad stories, with few happy endings, but always a lesson.
I don't think this book is likely to give any competition to either Hans Christian Anderson or the Brothers Grimm, but if you like Oscar Wilde generally, you may like these stories, which are a departure from his other writings, but definitely have his style and voice behind them.
Many of the tales deal with the "life's not fair" topic, but he does introduce some clever and creative characters through whom he explores the realities of the world. Both the situations and the perspectives the tales look at are quite different from fairy tales I've read before, but I enjoyed most of them, even if they were mainly sad stories, with few happy endings, but always a lesson.
I don't think this book is likely to give any competition to either Hans Christian Anderson or the Brothers Grimm, but if you like Oscar Wilde generally, you may like these stories, which are a departure from his other writings, but definitely have his style and voice behind them.
estherkruman's review against another edition
5.0
Wilde's oft-overlooked fairy tales are a poignant treasure—romantic, tragic, cynical, hopeful… Truly, you will find everything Wildean here: his satiric wit, his æsthetic temperament, his profound spirituality, and perhaps most of all, his exquisitely youthful imagination.
lumatere's review against another edition
3.0
If you know me, you know I love Wilde. In fact, his wit, writing, humor, and being prone to dramatics establish him as one of my favorite authors. Most of the stories in this anthology enchanted me; others were unforgivably boring (ahem I'm looking at you, The Fisherman and His Soul.)
I bet Wilde is rolling in his grave because I called one of his stories boring. Oops.
I bet Wilde is rolling in his grave because I called one of his stories boring. Oops.
bertcobainn's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
maggiecn's review against another edition
3.0
Oscar Wilde is such a sassafrass that I enjoy pretty much anything he writes.