The Star-Child: A Fable by Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde
The Star-Child: A Fable by Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde
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The Star-Child: A Fable by Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde

missing page info Add in missing page information • first pub 1891 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy short stories dark fast-paced
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A star falls from the winter sky into a wood, and there two shepherds find a strange infant. Though exquisitely beautiful of face and form, the Star-Child turns out to be a cruel and selfish boy. One day, he taunts a poor beggar-woman who, to his ...

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Community Reviews

3.69
based on 212 reviews

Moods

reflective: 56%

adventurous: 39%

emotional: 34%

dark: 33%

inspiring: 28%

sad: 27%

lighthearted: 22%

relaxing: 19%

funny: 16%

hopeful: 16%

mysterious: 10%

challenging: 7%

Pace

52% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

19% of readers chose Plot
59% of readers chose A mix
12% of readers chose Character
8% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

44% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

42% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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