A review by sci_fi_cottagecore
The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A harrowing read, 'The Ballad Of Reading Gaol' aches with compassion for the suffering of our fellow human beings and rails against a system in which there is none. Through Oscar Wilde's words, the pain of those prisoners in 1897 can be felt over 120 years later.