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mariavale4's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Confinement
storyofus's review against another edition
5.0
"And all men kill the thing they love / By all let this be heard / Some do it with a bitter look / Some with a flattering word / The coward does it with a kiss / The brave man with a sword."
I am not the biggest fan of poetry, if I'm being honest, but I am a fan of Wilde's writing. This poem is haunting and knowing that this was written shortly after he was released from prison adds a layer of ache and despair. Though there is an underlying story of a murderer in the jail who threw his entire life away by committing his crime, the underlying understanding that the reality of Wilde's life would thereafter be completely thrown into disarray... it is really just devastating.
I am not the biggest fan of poetry, if I'm being honest, but I am a fan of Wilde's writing. This poem is haunting and knowing that this was written shortly after he was released from prison adds a layer of ache and despair. Though there is an underlying story of a murderer in the jail who threw his entire life away by committing his crime, the underlying understanding that the reality of Wilde's life would thereafter be completely thrown into disarray... it is really just devastating.
honeyyyyy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
elenabalabanova03's review against another edition
5.0
The poem, combining hope and despair, love and hate and unearthly agony with scarce happiness...
nusighba's review against another edition
5.0
If I admire Oscar Wilde, as a person instead of an author, for any one of his works, it would be this. This work of poetry is written in a very simple manner, which can be easily grasped by anyone, and some might think of the rhyming structure to be serving to a younger audience, contrary to those of us who have read poetries qualifying as literary works, having a more mature structure. But none of this matters, when you know that all of this has been written out of the pain, torment and helplessness Wilde felt while spending two years being imprisoned and tortured through hard labour, because of acting upon his homosexuality. Wilde accounts all the events that had occurred during his imprisonment through the art of poetry. This is so beautiful in the most tragic way, and should be given the same importance as any other literary masterpiece. The ghastly conditions he suffered through for two years left such an impact on his health that he had passed away soon after being released.
I absolutely loved this work.
I absolutely loved this work.
megschlo2022's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
belwau's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0