false 138719 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146m/138719.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146s/138719.jpg 138719 14 1235015 2002 Dorian: An Imitation total:164|5:28|4:70|3:44|2:19|1:3| 164 593 240 23 13794 3.59 2824 389 4339585 184928 138719 0802140475 9780802140470 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146m/138719.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146s/138719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138719.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.62 133 2002 5 3 false Thu Aug 09 18:41:50 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:33:34 -0800 2009
"Oh, man, unreliable narrators! You should...you gotta...oh, man...just...just read!"

It brings to mind the taste of tuna melts and fries at Swarthmore's (seco...more...]]> 33696921 423999 1246286 0802117295 9780802117298 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182223059m/1246286.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182223059s/1246286.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1246286.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.33 9 2002 4 3 false Mon Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 05:33:37 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 06:25:18 -0700 2008 Dorian is an imitation of Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, and Self's Dorian Gray, which is to say his hero, is an imitation of whatever he needs to be, given the situation at hand. Numerous times the narrator refers to this man as a chameleon, and indeed there'...more...]]> 795299 64539 138719 0802140475 9780802140470 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146m/138719.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146s/138719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138719.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.62 164 2002 4 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 19 11:43:22 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 19 12:44:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 71856964 2258088 138719 0802140475 9780802140470 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146m/138719.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146s/138719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138719.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.62 164 2002 4 1 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Sep 20 04:01:07 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 00:01:38 -0700 2009 I Liked this Better Than the Original

A literary re-write is a difficult thing to do well, but Will Self does it. I think Self works better within the restraints of this form,(versus his bloated books The Butt or The Book of Dave) and the new twists Self adds to the tale work wonders.
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read from the text and do his characterizations added and aided
how I was able to read this. I had a similiar experience with Kathy Acker and her book Pussy King of the Pirates. ]]> 27901758 791555 138719 0802140475 9780802140470 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146m/138719.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146s/138719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138719.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.62 164 2002 4 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 17:34:39 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 17:36:49 -0700 2008 15335215 121021 138719 0802140475 9780802140470 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146m/138719.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146s/138719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138719.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.62 164 2002 3 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 10:47:36 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 10:52:11 -0800 2008 25468825 706202 138719 0802140475 9780802140470 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146m/138719.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146s/138719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138719.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.62 164 2002 3 0 false Wed Jul 02 13:56:42 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 15:58:47 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 13:56:42 -0700 2008

Update - that ending - wtf?? I don't understand at all. ]]> 4922205 138926 1246286 0802117295 9780802117298 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182223059m/1246286.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182223059s/1246286.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1246286.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.62 164 2002 4 0 false Wed Aug 22 00:32:26 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 06:26:56 -0800 2009 57117141 1419944 138719 0802140475 9780802140470 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146m/138719.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146s/138719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138719.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.62 164 2002 2 0 false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 21:04:34 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:57:41 -0700 2009 12699982 787116 138719 0802140475 9780802140470 16 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146m/138719.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172097146s/138719.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138719.Dorian_An_Imitation 3.62 164 2002 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jan 16 15:35:47 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 15:37:06 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=138719