Reviews

Obras by Oscar Wilde

coreysees's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Hard to judge because this is an anthology of 4 Wilde plays and a stage adaptation of a Wilde novel. The first 3 plays I'd rate about a 4. The Importance of Being Earnest I'd rate a 5. The stage adaptation of The Portrait of Dorian Gray I'd give 2.5 stars. It really just doesn't fit in with the plays, and as an adaptation, it lacks the sparkling dialog of the actual plays.

The recordings are full cast recordings of staged plays, so you hear audience reactions and sounds created by the actors. Their voices are distinct enough that you can easily differentiate characters. 

lpk32's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

romanliterature's review against another edition

funny informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

alexaraqueld's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

i really enjoyed the Portrait of W.H.

marysiacrisafio's review against another edition

5.0

This collection of plays, quotes, short stories and poems, again remind me that Oscar Wilde is my favourite author. His symbolism and concepts in his short stories are so thought-out and woven into the narrative and are written beautifully. The plays are excellent, and I would love to see them performed on stage. Overall, a great collection, highlighting some of Wilde's best works.

aimiller's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

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

4.0

A solid collection and a decent introduction to Wilde's writing. There's a pretty wide spread here, from his short fiction to poetry to essays and some playwriting. I do think it would benefit from some more intensive contextualization ("The Soul of Man Under Socialism" for example would benefit from a little more context than was provided even in the endnotes.) But I do think it's a good introduction overall to Wilde's writing, and maybe paired with some more context would be really useful. 

infinitezest's review against another edition

4.0

If you are a Wilde fan, this is a must-read! Some of the essays were a little hard for me to get into, just because of all the references he makes to the time period, but there are definitely some gems. "The Importance of Being Ernest" is a wonderful and hilarious play, "The Soul of a Man Under Socialism" is incredibly intelligent and thought-provoking, and many of his short stories are thoroughly entertaining. There is al so a section devoted to some of his popular quotes, which is fun.