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The Happy Prince and Other Tales illustrated by Oscar Wilde

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pyjamacladpoet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A lovely collection of children’s tales with beautiful writing and imagery, humour, emotion, and important messages. This collection is enjoyable for all ages. “The Nightingale and the Rose” crushed my soul!! A very quick and enjoyable read.

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4.0

The Happy Prince:
"There is no Mystery so great as Misery."
"the living always think that gold can make them happy."
"As he is no longer beautiful he is no longer useful"

This is actually the first time I've read anything by Wilde but I'm pleasantly surprised- I quite liked his children's literature!

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3.0

Satirical fairy tales? Samples of narcissism?
I think these may be better read in a group that will analyze them.

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1.0

Too much morality for me!

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4.0

Surprisingly the first work I've read by Wilde, but I greatly enjoyed his stories. Some of the body of work was a little too fairy-tale abstract for my taste (with flowery description and fantastical elements), but the morals were all very intriguing.
In fact I found many of the themes relevant to today, especially the themes of the haves & have-nots and poverty. The Devoted Friend struck a particularly depressing tone for me, but was also quite funny.
There are lots of gems and quips embedded within this collection - The Canterville Ghost was hilarious, worth reading on its own if you get the chance.