Review: A Bit Too Political for Me
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2013
I was surprised that I didn't like Oscar Wilde's "An Ideal Husband" more.  I had seen the movie (An Ideal Husband [HD]) some years back and really liked it.  This original book version, though, bothered me a bit.  As is usual for the Wilde I've read, the writing is very good.  But, there seems to be a bit too much of politics in it along with having a tad too much meanness in it.  It's odd, since the movie is pretty close to the book.  My guess is that the producers added some mitigating aspects to Mrs. Cheveley (the antagonist) and the actors lightened things up.  As such, I'm rating the book at an OK 3 stars out of 5.  That loss of a star is because of a personal preference, though, not because of anything technically wrong with the book.  Since the book is free and fairly short, go ahead and give it a read.