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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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Apr 06, 2011 Saoirse rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2011, classics, horror

I read it in english (not my native language), so it was not always easy to read.
During my read I didn't know what to think about this novel. One chapter made me love it and I couldn't stand the next one.
I don't really like all the characters and one chapter (the one where Oscar Wilde described what Dorian Gray have done during some years) was horrible to read. Here it is for the negative points.
For the positive part, the story is really original, especially for the ninetieth century. The writi ...more

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Nov 07, 2010 Briar rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classics, horror, all-time-favorites, four-and-a-half-stars, gothic

Why didn't I review this when I first read it?! Whyyyy?! Ugh, past me is in so much trouble for this.

Someday, possibly soon, I'll re-read this and leave a proper review. In the meantime, let me just say that I freaking love this book! It's probably one of my favorite books, in general, but it's definitely in my top 3 favorite classics (which are all basically equally loved). I don't even know how many people I've tried to push to read this book since I read it last year, but I'd say a few of ...more

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