4.21 AVERAGE


sad. also what’s his thing about dead birds?

"Here indeed is the true lover," said the Nightingale. "What I sing of, he suffers - what is joy to me, to him is pain. Surely Love is a wonderful thing. It is more precious than emeralds, and dearer than fine opals. Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it, nor is it set forth in the marketplace. It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighted out in the balance for gold."

That is my new favorite quote.

I thought that finally, I would get an Oscar Wilde story that wasn't cynical and bitter. I was wrong. But this was still a beautiful story that almost made me cry. The Nightingale is the sweetest, most pure-hearted Oscar Wilde character I have ever read about. I'm mad, but also satisfied by this story. It's realistic, but sad.

jonathanvd's review

4.0

Hija del profesor, te detesto.
emotional sad fast-paced

Wilde's fairy tales are amazingly, beautifully, sad.

jmmoml's review

4.0
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes

So beautifully written and absolutely heartbreaking

Read as an audio by Stephen Fry which just added to its charm.

3.5 stars

"What a silly thing Love is."