The Selfish Giant

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Paperback, 12 pages

English language

Published Sept. 14, 2003 by Panamericana Editorial.

ISBN:
978-958-30-0987-7
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OCLC Number:
228631669

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3 stars (3 reviews)

This magnificent new edition of Oscar Wilde's beloved tale tells the story of the selfish giant who built a wall around his beautiful garden to keep children out. It was always winter in the garden, for no other season would venture there. Then one morning, a special child brought Spring back, and the giant's heart melted along with the snow.

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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?

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  • Literary Collections
  • Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Literature: Classics