Lila Danisa
Me reading classic after a very long time not and indeed, I understood almost nothing in this book especially the last story.
This book contains 6 short stories with very different range of themes but the writing style is definitely the same which I assume was Oscar Wilde's style in writing. Oh what a writing style that was! Throughout the whole book I was questioning myself whether I knew English language at all. English is not my first language but this book indeed humbled me with its hard-to-comprehend kind of English.
I thought I would read this book for my son but dammit me myself couldn't understand the story, how on earth I gonna retelling these 6 stories to my son 😅😭 So I gonna skip this book as reading material for my son and decided tp claim this book for myself and reread multiple times so I understand this book more.
Moreover, after the struggle of understanding this book, I don't feel this book is suitable for kids despite the title is Oscar Wilde's Story for Children. Maybe middle-graders could understand this book by the guide of school teachers.
The illustrations in this book actually helped me a lot to understand the story.
The style of illustrations also very fit with the story. Full of fairy tales vibes and the mysterious-ness of the story.
Despite my lack of comprehension, I understand(ish) 5 out of 6 stories in this book. Here my short outtakes from those 6 stories:
1. The Selfish Giant
My second favorite. So heartwarming and beautiful. Though the ending was sad, but it was sadly beautiful.
I was able to retelling this story to my son for his bedtime eventhough I changed the ending.
2. The Happy Prince
My favorite one. Sadly beautiful. This story broke my heart yet the ending became the medicine of that broken heart. Loved this story so much.
I was also able to retelling this story to my son with many personal censorship.
3. The Devoted Friend
Wah, this story made me so mad I wanted to jump to the story and beat Miller so hard. What an arrogant a$$hole!!!
This story didn't pass the vibe for me to read it for my son.
4. The Nightingale & The Rose
Goddammit! This story broke my heart into two 💔 The Nightingale didn't deserve this kind of story. I am so sorry for her 😭
5. The Remarkable Rocket
LOL this story was awkwardly funny. Full of satire. I scoffed so hard with how pompous the rocket were, until the very end of the story.
6. The Young King
This story was the hardest one for me to comprehend. My mind was blank no matter how many times I tried to focus on the story, especially the first half of the story. Fortunately I could understand(ish) the story by the end of it, though this story left unsettled feeling for me because I still not fully understand it.
Thank you to Oscar Wilde, Little Island Books, and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
Me reading classic after a very long time not and indeed, I understood almost nothing in this book especially the last story.
This book contains 6 short stories with very different range of themes but the writing style is definitely the same which I assume was Oscar Wilde's style in writing. Oh what a writing style that was! Throughout the whole book I was questioning myself whether I knew English language at all. English is not my first language but this book indeed humbled me with its hard-to-comprehend kind of English.
I thought I would read this book for my son but dammit me myself couldn't understand the story, how on earth I gonna retelling these 6 stories to my son 😅😭 So I gonna skip this book as reading material for my son and decided tp claim this book for myself and reread multiple times so I understand this book more.
Moreover, after the struggle of understanding this book, I don't feel this book is suitable for kids despite the title is Oscar Wilde's Story for Children. Maybe middle-graders could understand this book by the guide of school teachers.
The illustrations in this book actually helped me a lot to understand the story.
The style of illustrations also very fit with the story. Full of fairy tales vibes and the mysterious-ness of the story.
Despite my lack of comprehension, I understand(ish) 5 out of 6 stories in this book. Here my short outtakes from those 6 stories:
1. The Selfish Giant
My second favorite. So heartwarming and beautiful. Though the ending was sad, but it was sadly beautiful.
I was able to retelling this story to my son for his bedtime eventhough I changed the ending.
2. The Happy Prince
My favorite one. Sadly beautiful. This story broke my heart yet the ending became the medicine of that broken heart. Loved this story so much.
I was also able to retelling this story to my son with many personal censorship.
3. The Devoted Friend
Wah, this story made me so mad I wanted to jump to the story and beat Miller so hard. What an arrogant a$$hole!!!
This story didn't pass the vibe for me to read it for my son.
4. The Nightingale & The Rose
Goddammit! This story broke my heart into two 💔 The Nightingale didn't deserve this kind of story. I am so sorry for her 😭
5. The Remarkable Rocket
LOL this story was awkwardly funny. Full of satire. I scoffed so hard with how pompous the rocket were, until the very end of the story.
6. The Young King
This story was the hardest one for me to comprehend. My mind was blank no matter how many times I tried to focus on the story, especially the first half of the story. Fortunately I could understand(ish) the story by the end of it, though this story left unsettled feeling for me because I still not fully understand it.
Thank you to Oscar Wilde, Little Island Books, and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.