Jens reviewed The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
Review of 'The Selfish Giant' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
This is a cute story and all, but I can't help but feel disappointed.
Wilde's writing is impeccable as usual, but this little fairy tale felt just a tad dull to me. The moral of the story has been covered a million times both before and after this came out, the final message is unbelievably saccharine, it's hard to believe that the uncrowned king of witticisms wrote this tale.
I feel I'm missing the point though - I may have to spend more time reading up on the background of this compared to the 10 minutes it took to read the story itself. But is it worth it?
This is a cute story and all, but I can't help but feel disappointed.
Wilde's writing is impeccable as usual, but this little fairy tale felt just a tad dull to me. The moral of the story has been covered a million times both before and after this came out, the final message is unbelievably saccharine, it's hard to believe that the uncrowned king of witticisms wrote this tale.
I feel I'm missing the point though - I may have to spend more time reading up on the background of this compared to the 10 minutes it took to read the story itself. But is it worth it?