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caomhghin's review against another edition
3.0
I have very mixed feelings about a work which combines personal resentment and love with wit and smidgens of christianity. It surprised. It is also somewhat shapeless, not surprising in the circumstances. Only occasionally does the Wilde of his great works flash through in a line or two.
emilymknight's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
A must-read. As he tries to make sense of his prison sentence and poor treatment from Lord Alfred Douglas, he fights between wanting 'Bosie' to know how much he hurt him and ruined his life, while also wanting to choose peace and turn his prison sentence into something he can look back on as a positive turning point in his life.
As far as letters go this was surprisingly very easy to read and extremely compelling. His way with words is just unmatched and the way he crafts every sentence and every idea with such emotion and weaves in literary references so flawlessly is a testament to how insanely talented and complex of an artist he is.
As far as letters go this was surprisingly very easy to read and extremely compelling. His way with words is just unmatched and the way he crafts every sentence and every idea with such emotion and weaves in literary references so flawlessly is a testament to how insanely talented and complex of an artist he is.
"After my terrible sentence, when the prison-dress was on me, and the prison-house closed, I sat amidst the ruins of my wonderful life, crushed by anguish, bewildered with terror, dazed through pain. But I would not hate you. Every day I said to myself, 'I must keep Love in my heart today, else how shall I live through the day?'"
"But while there were times when I rejoiced in the idea that my sufferings were to be endless, I could not bear them to be without meaning. Now I find hidden away in my nature something that tells me that nothing in the whole world is meaningless, and suffering least of all."
"Now it seems to me that Love of some kind is the only possible explanation of the extraordinary amount of suffering that there is in the world."
"I have said that behind Sorrow there is always Sorrow. It were still wiser to say that behind sorrow there is always a soul. And to mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing."
iloveadamparrish's review against another edition
3.0
a fascinating yapping session with brilliant insights into art, as well as wilde's period of history. i unfortunately did find the contents to be quite repetitive at times, which brought me to have trouble following. regardless, this was utterly compelling in its historical context and immense tragedy.
reichenpach's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
so am i supposed to just carry on with daily life and make casual small talk with people about surface things or what.
seldon_hr's review against another edition
4.0
Del alma humana, ¿qué más podemos decir?
Mancillada desde otros tiempos; pero con lecciones que uno creería que ya debimos haber aprendido, que no se necesitara seguir dando pisadas donde se nos puede vulgarizar. Pero de Wilde, ya se dice lo contrario, alma humillada, pero alma apreciada. ¿Qué más hay detrás del dolor? Solo queda dolor. Pero es aquel que resignifica.
'El sufrimiento es lóbrego y angustiante, perenne en su carácter'.
Mancillada desde otros tiempos; pero con lecciones que uno creería que ya debimos haber aprendido, que no se necesitara seguir dando pisadas donde se nos puede vulgarizar. Pero de Wilde, ya se dice lo contrario, alma humillada, pero alma apreciada. ¿Qué más hay detrás del dolor? Solo queda dolor. Pero es aquel que resignifica.
'El sufrimiento es lóbrego y angustiante, perenne en su carácter'.
pimplop's review against another edition
5.0
¡RELECTURA!
Bosie siempre es un monstruo. Nunca cambia por mucho que vuelva a leer esta carta o su biografía.
Lo que más me apena de esta carta siempre es el final.
Huyan de las relaciones tóxicas, no me refiero sólo a las amorosas, con cualquier persona que saca a relucir su toxicidad. No le hace bien a nadie.
Bosie siempre es un monstruo. Nunca cambia por mucho que vuelva a leer esta carta o su biografía.
Lo que más me apena de esta carta siempre es el final.
Huyan de las relaciones tóxicas, no me refiero sólo a las amorosas, con cualquier persona que saca a relucir su toxicidad. No le hace bien a nadie.
professorlove's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
5.0
Five stars is not nearly enough for how much I loved this. Superb.
wacholector's review against another edition
4.0
Resumiendolo, es una obra de arte que toda persona amena a la lectura tendría que tener el privilegio de leer! De más está en aclarar la pluma excelsa que tiene Wilde para relatarnos sus pesares, frustraciones y angustias que lo acompañaron en sus dos años de estadía en la cárcel de Reading. Otro punto alto es como se deshace en argumentaciones (culpas y recriminaciones) a su amistad tóxica, Bosie como lo llama cariñosamente. A mi humilde forma de pensar es este libro el mejor de Wilde. Lo recomiendo enérgicamente.