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mysafe_place's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
5.0
"If after I go out a friend of mine gave a feast, and did not invite me to it, I shouldn't mind a bit. I can be perfectly happy by myself. With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?"
De Profundis was one of Oscar Wildes works which I wanted to read for quite a while and now that I finally did I can say that it was not what I expected. It is a love letter, alright, but it is so much more than that. It really, profoundly, captures the innermost thoughts of Wilde and his change during his imprisonment not only regarding his personality but also his way of seeing the world, his sense of being and how he feels everything so very deeply. Oscar found love where there would not have been any for some people and he shows his humanity aswell as his sorrow which he feels is omnipresent.
I am aware of the fact that one should keep in mind that the narrative is not to be trusted completely but I still relished this book immensely. It has made me ponder about a lot of things which I did not think of before and it taught me a lot. As a huge fan of Oscar Wilde, I may have been a bit biased, yet I still think that even if I wasn't I would have loved De Profundis as well as all the other letters featured in this book (and the ballad of reading gaol).
Truly a work of art. A must-read!
De Profundis was one of Oscar Wildes works which I wanted to read for quite a while and now that I finally did I can say that it was not what I expected. It is a love letter, alright, but it is so much more than that. It really, profoundly, captures the innermost thoughts of Wilde and his change during his imprisonment not only regarding his personality but also his way of seeing the world, his sense of being and how he feels everything so very deeply. Oscar found love where there would not have been any for some people and he shows his humanity aswell as his sorrow which he feels is omnipresent.
I am aware of the fact that one should keep in mind that the narrative is not to be trusted completely but I still relished this book immensely. It has made me ponder about a lot of things which I did not think of before and it taught me a lot. As a huge fan of Oscar Wilde, I may have been a bit biased, yet I still think that even if I wasn't I would have loved De Profundis as well as all the other letters featured in this book (and the ballad of reading gaol).
Truly a work of art. A must-read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
hot_water's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Toxic friendship