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The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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June 1, 2015
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June 30, 2015
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Chinook
Oct 03, 2016 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 1001, europe, 1-kindle
This reminded me so much of the experience of reading Frankenstein. It was a story I thought I knew all the basics of and then how it actually unfolded was surprising. I had thought Dorian at some point would make a deal with the devil. That it was a prayer presumably offered and granted by god was surprising. I found most of what Wilde said through the characters to be untrue. And I had a hard time buying Sybil's suicide - after only a week? That she was playing Juliet, another teenage love and ...more
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Elle
Feb 03, 2019 rated it liked it
I was very much looking forward to reading this one. I found the premise intriguing and had high hopes for Oscar Wilde's writing. What I discovered is that the plot was indeed intriguing, but that Oscar Wilde has a tendency to ramble. It feels a little as if he is attempting to show off his intelligence throughout the book rather than focusing on the narrative. Buuuut...that could also be simply a tactic to stay true to the conceited tendencies of the protagonist. I was a bit shocked by a few of ...more
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Jen
Jan 29, 2021 rated it it was ok
"Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing."
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Spellbound before his own portrait, Dorian Gray utters a fateful wish. In exchange for eternal youth he gives his soul, to be corrupted by the malign influence of his mentor, the aesthete and hedonist Lord Henry Wotton. The novel was met with moral outrage by contemporary critics who, dazzled perhaps by Wilde's brilliant style, may have confused the author with his creation, Lord Henry, to whom even Dorian protests, 'You c ...more
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Sharon
Oct 18, 2011 added it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 11-11-11-challenge, classic-fiction-group
Excellent book -well written, interesting, almost a philosophical work in my mind. I wish there were move Oscar Wilde novels to read.
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Noname
Dec 15, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Susan
Feb 19, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 1001-books
Julie
May 31, 2012 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Mickey
Jun 18, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: books-i-want-to-re-read, books-i-own
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Nov 06, 2012 rated it really liked it
Dawn
Dec 09, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Jun 06, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Jun 22, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Mar 01, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Jun 17, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Aug 13, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 25, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
KT
Aug 29, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Jun 11, 2015 rated it it was amazing
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