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Prompt 37: A book with a color in the title
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I could hardly put this book down. There are so many life lessons in this book and so much Wilde is stating between the lines about how we treat people, what we value by how we act, and how we delude ourselves when we act poorly, in this case maliciously.
Dorian Gray is the subject of an art piece. A beautiful boy, who doesn't realize his power until Lord Henry fills his head with it, and makes him vain. After looking at the piece, he is angry that the piece will always retain his beauty, but he ...more
Dorian Gray is the subject of an art piece. A beautiful boy, who doesn't realize his power until Lord Henry fills his head with it, and makes him vain. After looking at the piece, he is angry that the piece will always retain his beauty, but he ...more
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After an artist friend, Basil, paints his portrait, handsome young Dorian Gray makes a thoughtless wish to stay forever young. He is gradually drawn into the darker side of life by another friend, Henry, whose cynicism fascinates Dorian. Influenced by Henry, Dorian sinks into depravity. Dorian expects his sins to show on his face, but he remains just as beautiful and innocent-looking as ever.
Eventually, he begins to notice subtle changes in his portrait--a cruel twist to the mouth, a sadistic g ...more
Eventually, he begins to notice subtle changes in his portrait--a cruel twist to the mouth, a sadistic g ...more
Read for the first time in 2015, 4 stars.
Reading again (audiobook) for book club in 2024.
Reading again (audiobook) for book club in 2024.
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