Reviews

The Happy Prince And Other Stories by Oscar Wilde

tea_kettle's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

3.5

cecilyroseceillam's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

If you love the picture of Dorian grey, you’ll like some stories in here, like the fisherman and his soul and the birthday of the infanta. Overall a very good collection of stories that teaches young children about love, death, morals and selflessness. But each story still has the similarities to the picture of Dorian grey in terms of the philosophy that’s present talking about vanity. 

shegotabookforeverysituation's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sophia_bdn's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

jordanoshan's review

slow-paced

3.75

mariereads_books's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

annenikoline's review against another edition

4.0

Oscar Wilde is a treat and his The Happy Prince and Other Tales is no exception. This book contains in my opinion some the very best of Wilde's fairy tales, however, these fairy tales are much darker and each has a very meaning message to send. The most beautiful, The Happy Prince, The Nightingale and the Rose and The Selfish Gian, are all about death, but each an everyone of them is magically written:"'The Earth is going to be married, and this is her bridal dress,' whispered the Turtle-doves to each other."(The Star-Child)

I can honestly imagine myself reading this to my younger sister or perhaps my future children. I think they are as important as the fairy tales of the Grimm Brothers and even H.C. Anderson - and that says a lot!

amr_elhadad's review against another edition

4.0

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parishaealam's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

talmahdi's review against another edition

4.0

رقيقة للغاية.. ❤️