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etherealwords 's review for:
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
by Oscar Wilde
Is there anything that Oscar Wilde can't do? Poetry, fairy tales, prose, plays - he is truly amazing!
These fairy tales were all wonderful (albeit sad) in their own respect with meaningful morals and exquisitely executed anthropomorphism. I shall review them in order of preference:
The Happy Prince (5 stars)
I absolutely loved this one. The meaning behind all that happens was wonderful and the ending was amazing. I really want to buy an illustrated copy now.
The Selfish Giant (4.5 stars)
I adored the use of seasonal symbolism in this one and the fantastic way in which Wilde described the effects of the seasons upon gardens. The moral was also wonderful.
The Nightingale and The Rose (4.5 stars)
I really liked this one. It was sad, because the poor little Nightingale's sacrifice was made in vain and the humans were fickle, selfish beings. It would have been better if the love between the humans was worth the sacrifice to begin with and perhaps something happened to cause an unhappy end, rather than it being so superficial, however I guess that was the point.
The Devoted Friends (3 stars)
I didn't like this one so much. It would have been better if it had just been Little Hans' story, rather than Little Hans' story being told by other animals. Also, the moral should have been clearer, as Little Hans seemed more desperate than devoted - doing so many feeble tasks for the Miller.
The Remarkable Rocket (2.5 stars)
This one was significantly longer than the others and not nearly as good. I didn't like the story being centred on the Rocket much and the meaning behind the story was not as poignant as that of the others.
These fairy tales were all wonderful (albeit sad) in their own respect with meaningful morals and exquisitely executed anthropomorphism. I shall review them in order of preference:
The Happy Prince (5 stars)
I absolutely loved this one. The meaning behind all that happens was wonderful and the ending was amazing. I really want to buy an illustrated copy now.
The Selfish Giant (4.5 stars)
I adored the use of seasonal symbolism in this one and the fantastic way in which Wilde described the effects of the seasons upon gardens. The moral was also wonderful.
The Nightingale and The Rose (4.5 stars)
I really liked this one. It was sad, because the poor little Nightingale's sacrifice was made in vain and the humans were fickle, selfish beings. It would have been better if the love between the humans was worth the sacrifice to begin with and perhaps something happened to cause an unhappy end, rather than it being so superficial, however I guess that was the point.
The Devoted Friends (3 stars)
I didn't like this one so much. It would have been better if it had just been Little Hans' story, rather than Little Hans' story being told by other animals. Also, the moral should have been clearer, as Little Hans seemed more desperate than devoted - doing so many feeble tasks for the Miller.
The Remarkable Rocket (2.5 stars)
This one was significantly longer than the others and not nearly as good. I didn't like the story being centred on the Rocket much and the meaning behind the story was not as poignant as that of the others.