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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

Start date: January 3, 2020

Finish date: March 30, 2020

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Aug 18, 2010 Yrinsyde rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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An exercise in pomposity. Heh! Despite the overwriting and plagerism (how could you Oscar!!), the moral of the story is quite clear. A meaningful life is not achieved by maintaining beauty but by letting life make its mark on you through your experiences. I find it interesting that the main characters are not happy though they have wealth and position in society (well - one tries to be happy via superficial things and the other believes he is happy - but is too cynical to ask himself if he reall ...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Rachel N. rated it liked it

I think most people know the basics of this story. Dorian Gray wishes he could stay young and youthful forever. His wish is granted and he turns into a huge sinner since no one can see the proof of his misdeeds. Parts of the book dragged and the ending was very abrupt.

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Jan 23, 2021 Dawn rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, owned

3.5**

Things that surprised me about this book: for all that it is about sin, debauchery, evilness, etc., there is very little specificity of description of such. In fact 18 years of bad behavior is reduced to allusions to affairs and drug use. More time is spent listing the beautiful things Dorian Gray collects than to illuminating the reader as to what precisely he has done that is so evil. (view spoiler) ...more

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