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Vanity destroys the life of a young man, but he appears wonderfully innocent throughout his life. He lives a life of debauchery and sin, but innocence covers his face and figure. Hidden away a wonderful painting of him bears the marks and scars of his life. Somehow the painting seems to contain his soul. Good looking people seem to be able to go through life more easily than those of less comely mien. Mr Wilde's writing had the effect on me that I did not hate Dorien for his life of sin and betr
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Oh, Dorian, Dorian, Dorian.
No sabía qué esperar de este libro, aunque es bastante conocido, desconocía poco de su historia, por lo cual, ir leyendo y descubrirlo de a poco fue bastante entretenido.
Creí que era un relato de longevidad y avaricia, pero me equivoqué. Es un relato de perversiones y corrupción del alma, mucho peor que la avaricia. Cuando Dorian ve su retrato y se da cuenta de su perfección y que no envejecerá, mientras él, el modelo, cada día va a ser más viejo, ofrece su alma a camb ...more
No sabía qué esperar de este libro, aunque es bastante conocido, desconocía poco de su historia, por lo cual, ir leyendo y descubrirlo de a poco fue bastante entretenido.
Creí que era un relato de longevidad y avaricia, pero me equivoqué. Es un relato de perversiones y corrupción del alma, mucho peor que la avaricia. Cuando Dorian ve su retrato y se da cuenta de su perfección y que no envejecerá, mientras él, el modelo, cada día va a ser más viejo, ofrece su alma a camb ...more
I am not a fan of Victorian books. This did book did not change my opinion.
I find them dull and easily get bored with the God is good/man is bad theme.
I find them dull and easily get bored with the God is good/man is bad theme.
A book with a color in the title, A book more than 100 years old
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