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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Delightfully fun! Enjoyed the naxos audiobook version (77 minutes) narrated by Rupert Degas.
I read the Project Gutenberg version of this which came with some nice illustrations. The book was published in 1906. I didn't know the background behind the story so just read it as a ghost story, I can say that for me it has stood the test of time I found it funny and an entertaining read. It made me look at ghosts in a whole different light not just as apparitions in a sheet moaning but with personalities, flexibility and ingenuity in their hauntings!
Basically the ghost was a bully who thought he could do exactly what he wanted and be mean and horrible without consequences to himself. Although the American family were shown at times to be disrespecting of tradition and uncultured, they wouldn't be bullied and stood up for themselves and fought back. I'm sure here Oscar Wilde is making comments on British and American relations.
I would heartily recommend this book for young people to read.
Basically the ghost was a bully who thought he could do exactly what he wanted and be mean and horrible without consequences to himself. Although the American family were shown at times to be disrespecting of tradition and uncultured, they wouldn't be bullied and stood up for themselves and fought back. I'm sure here Oscar Wilde is making comments on British and American relations.
I would heartily recommend this book for young people to read.
I enjoyed the story for the most part. I thought it had a fair amount of humor. The problem is, I listened to a poor quality audiobook of it and that detracted from my enjoyment quite a bit. Perhaps if I would have read the actual book instead of just listening to it, I might have liked it better and rated it higher.
a cute little story about a ghost who tries to scare a family but fails every time lmao
Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost (Public Domain Books, 1906)
Oscar Wilde's supernaturally comedic classic has been made into any number of movies (and despite this, I have somehow only seen a low-budget Polish version that was made for television, but which is quite enjoyable), so I've heard about it roughly ten thousand times, but I had never actually gotten round to reading it until now. It's not as spiked with quotable lines as The Picture of Dorian Gray or The Importance of Being Earnest, but it's still snappy and fun, until it's ruined by a characteristically moral ending (tacked on, one assumes, in order to make the book palatable to Victorian audiences). Useless ending aside, however, it's still fun, and worth reading; a short introduction to Wilde that gives you a good feel for his writing. ***
Oscar Wilde's supernaturally comedic classic has been made into any number of movies (and despite this, I have somehow only seen a low-budget Polish version that was made for television, but which is quite enjoyable), so I've heard about it roughly ten thousand times, but I had never actually gotten round to reading it until now. It's not as spiked with quotable lines as The Picture of Dorian Gray or The Importance of Being Earnest, but it's still snappy and fun, until it's ruined by a characteristically moral ending (tacked on, one assumes, in order to make the book palatable to Victorian audiences). Useless ending aside, however, it's still fun, and worth reading; a short introduction to Wilde that gives you a good feel for his writing. ***
I love the way that Wilde is able to make fun of both Americans and Englishmen, but do it in such a way that no one can really be offended. It's like a characature of both nationalities. Also a good story. But I seriously wanted to beat the twins. What brats.
One of the stranger ghost stories I've ever read, and more than a little silly, but it was thoughtfully constructed and had a very pleasing ending. Oddly enough, I thought the American who bought Canterville Chase was far more stuck-up in his own way than the English Lord who sold it. I think I like that, that the Lord was more open to the viewpoints of others.