4/5

Todos son casi igual de trágicos y tristes, aunque algunos duelen mucho más que otros.
En mi edición, que es bastante vieja y estaba forrada por su anterior dueño (la abuela de mi mamá, creo), hay unas ilustraciones muy lindas, aunque no busqué cuál era acá, pero me gustaron mucho.

n  El príncipe felizn: 4/5; me sonaba la historia, aunque no la conocía del todo, y el cuento en sí me pareció muy hermoso.

n  El ruiseñor y al rosan: 5/5; me volvió a romper el corazón por 765930 vez. Creo que no importa cuántas veces lo haga, siempre me va a hacer sufrir de la misma forma.

n  El gigante egoístan: 3/5; corto y simple, lindo, bello, pero ese final y su toque religioso me causó algo de rechazo, con todo el respeto del mundo que puedo tenerle a la religión. Pero no sé, no me gustó ese detalle.

n  La devoción de un amigon: 4.5/5; tristísimo y doloroso. Parece casi absurdo en algunas partes, pero creo que eso sumado a la inocencia y bondad del protagonista hacen que duela y de incluso más pena el final.

n  El notablísimo coheten: 2.5/5; bastante normalcito. No terminó de convencerme, pero no estuvo mal.

n  El joven reyn: 3.5/5: simple, corto, pero lindo. Como todos, deja una especie de moraleja, incluso en este mucho más presente. Me gustó bastante.

n  El cumpleaños de la infantan: 4.5/5; de los que más me gustaron, con una estructura muy linda, unas situaciones tiernas, un personaje adorable y un final más impactante. Me gustó muchísimo y me hizo sentir bastante mal, como casi todos, pero creo que tuvo algo diferente... no sé, ¡pero qué lindo cuento!

n  El pescador y su alman: 3.5/5; me gustó la idea y ni bien empezó creí que iba a tratarse de algo totalmente diferente, por lo que se me hicieron tediosas algunas narraciones del Alma y no les encontré sentido. La moraleja no está del todo clara, porque creo que mezcla ciertas cosas, pero por alguna razón, no terminó de convencerme. Me gustó, pero creo que fue excesivamente largo.

❤️

Навіть у форматі казки Вайлд вам зробить боляче. Тільки не подумайте чогось поганого)

I could squirt some tears just thinking about a couple of these stories.

oscar wiem ze byles gejem ale twoja obsesja na punkcie ptakow jest delikatnie mowiac dziwna

Tập truyện ngắn đầu tiên của Oscar Wilde mà mình đọc, và mình có thể hiểu được vì sao những tác phẩm của tác giả này lại trở thành kinh điển. Những câu chuyện cổ tích trong cuốn sách này đúng là không chỉ dành cho trẻ con, mà còn dành cho người lớn nữa, với những kết thúc buồn phản ánh đúng thực tế cuộc sống. Truyện mình thích nhất có lẽ là "Họa mi và hoa hồng", vì cái hình tượng giông giống "Tiếng chim hót trong bụi mận gai". Đau lòng và phũ phàng thật, cái cách mà con người đối xử với tình yêu trong câu chuyện trên - tình yêu mà con họa mi bé nhỏ si tình đã chấp nhận hy sinh tính mạng của mình để dâng tặng cho chàng trai thông qua đóa hoa hồng nhung đỏ thắm...

Nhìn chung thì mình thấy các truyện trong tuyển tập này ngắn quá, đọc chưa đã nên chưa thể cho 5 sao. Phải chi dài hơn chút xíu, chứa nhiều tình tiết hơn (như truyện cổ tích Andersen đó) thì mình đã thích hơn nhiều ^^ Giấy in sách quá đã, dày dặn và sờ mát rượi, đặc biệt là mấy trang in tranh trên giấy couché láng o :D Về mặt hình thức, Nhã Nam làm cuốn này quá ổn luôn ý <3

Ιστορίες που όλοι λίγο-πολύ έχουμε ακούσει... μα που προσωπικά δεν είχα διαβάσει μέχρι τώρα. Όχι, η ανάρτηση αυτή δεν είναι κριτική. Δε θα τολμούσε να είναι κριτική. Ποιος άλλωστε θα μπορούσε να κάνει κριτική στο έργο του Όσκαρ Ουάιλντ;... Γράφω τη συγκεκριμένη ανάρτηση γιατί θέλω να εκφράσω τα ειλικρινή μου αισθήματα απέναντι σε αυτό το βιβλίο.
Τις τρεις από τις πέντε ιστορίες τις είχα ακούσει, όπως αναφέρω και πιο πάνω, συγκεκριμένα ήξερα τον Ευτυχισμένο Πρίγκιπα, τον Εγωιστή Γίγαντα και τον Αφοσιωμένο Φίλο. Όμως τις διάβαζα όλες για πρώτη φορά. Ηχηρό μήνυμα σε όλες είναι η αληθινή και ανιδιοτελής αγάπη, η δύναμη της φιλίας, η ανθρωπιά, η χαρά του να μοιράζεσαι... Μικρές ιστορίες σε μήκος, μα τεράστιες σε ηθικά διδάγματα. Στο τέλος κάθε ανάρτησης κατέληγα να μην μπορώ να σταματήσω τα δάκρυά μου, καθώς συνηθίζω να μη διαβάζω με τα μάτια μου μόνο, αλλά με την καρδιά.
Αν κάθε άνθρωπος αξίζει να μάθει να διαβάζει, είναι -θεωρώ τελικά- για να διαβάσει κάποτε αυτό το βιβλίο...
Δείτε κι εδώ.

If this book doesn't make you want to curl up with a nice hot cup of arsenic and maybe some razor blades, you read a different edition than I did. Apparently Wilde read Hans Christian Anderson and thought, "Dang nab it, I can write way way depressing fairy tales, too!"

Not saying it's not pretty. Just saying.

Wilde is a fantastic prose stylist, if you can tolerate his style, and this is one of his most accessible works, as well as a surprising one in many ways for those with certain preconceived notions of the author: Wilde here often puts his aesthetic pose second to his political and moral views - two things that 'Oscar Wilde' wasn't meant to have at all.

On the other hand, this probably isn't the best demonstration of Wilde's skills. The idea of the arch-sophisticate taking on the genre of simple, childlike fairy tales is an intriguing one, and the execution is certainly worth reading (it's only five short stories, after all) - but I don't think Wilde is entirely comfortable with the form. The stories can be too simplistic, and there is a tension between Wilde's desire to tell a story and his desire to show off.

The stand-out, "The Nightingale and the Rose" is, however, in my view a brilliant short story, so beautiful it made me cry. Others may find it too sugary or flowery (no pun intended) to stomach.

Overall, whether you're interested in fairy tales or in Oscar Wilde or late Victorian literature, this is an interesting curio well worth the time, but one that will probably always be a footnote rather than a must-read work.

My much longer and overly biographical review can be found over on my blog (which probably won't work if, like me, you're in the UK, thank you IWF...)

When you truly live your life, you have to learn to accept and maybe expect the rare and unexpected surprises that might be in store for you. These unanticipated wonders often bring about a lot of joy in our lives and sometimes also have the capacity of teaching us a gentle yet important lesson. My surprise for the day was this small little book, a set of short stories written by Oscar Wilde and believe me I was simply floored by the simplicity as well as the complexity there was in these tales.

Being bored with all my current reads and totally tired after a hard morning at house cleaning, I decided to simply peruse my Kindle for some nice book or story to read. Mind you, I wasn’t in the mood for anything serious. Having just reviewed Wilde’s Dorian Gray, I decided to check his complete collection for some more such interesting tales and stumbled upon this book of short stories, which captivated me like no other book or tale and I was smiling and back into reading again. A little later when I saw that my enthusiasm to share my updates in GR was strong (and they usually are when I read something nice), I found that a dear friend of mine, someone who has become quite close to me in a very short time, had recommended this book, albeit indirectly. So I was doubly excited and resumed my reading.

That Wilde is a fantastic writer is a well known fact but that he could write something for children, a tale which would be suited for all ages, is something that surprised me and obviously delighted me. This short collection has about 5 tales in it and each of them were delightful and with a moral to boot. What makes this anthology special is the fact that it is not in a preaching format but there is a slight tongue in cheek manner, which brought a delectable flavor; something that most moralistic tales don’t have these days, especially the adult ones.

Each tale in this compilation was different but there was a strong lesson that could be seen in all. This was the lesson of love and friendship, how it differs in every scenario and what exactly is true love or devoted friendship. The lessons taught in these stories were of good and bad, bad might not be necessarily evil but more of the selfish kind, it talked of selflessness and how true love redeems everything in the end. All the stories were well written and I loved them all but if I had to pinpoint a single story that moved me the most, it was The Nightingale and the Rose, a truly remarkable tale, something that gives you the sky in terms of learning without taking away a bit of your enjoyment.

This book is highly recommended for everyone.

PS - Fatty, you are the best! :D

This collection is an absolute treasure trove! Each story is a bright and shining gem of To Die For prose. I just can’t believe it’s over already!
This is a book I must own on my own bookshelf; I’ve always been obsessed with fairy tales and these are truly some of the best I’ve ever read. I recommend this stunning work of art to all book lovers.
It’s the perfect collection of bedtime stories.
Thank you Oscar Wilde for sharing your genius with the world!!

This was such a fun Victober book that I didn’t expect to listen to! I’m thankful it landed in my reading lap. I haven’t read many fairy tales so it’s a newer genre of literature for me. I loved these ones. The writing is like poetry. The language is rich in words and images and the stories are moving, sometimes sad and sometimes sublime. I look forward to reading a physical copy so I can linger with it in a different way than an audio version allows.

This collection also includes The Canterville Ghost and Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime. I thought both stories were delightful, a perfect blend of irony and humor. They’re both funny but they also have a bite to them. Oscar Wilde has such a gift for short fiction. Each story was only about half an hour to listen to, but they each felt so complete. The ending of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime was particularly amusing when I realized right before it happened what was going to happen.