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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

Start date: March 1, 2020

Finish date: March 31, 2020

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Jul 09, 2017 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-books, classics

My son told me I would hate this book because it was "too dark". My friend warned me that it was often boring. My ex-professor warned me that its exploration of aestheticism might anger me. And in many ways they were all correct, but despite all of that I still loved the book.

Wilde is a genius who explored people and life with humor, wit and intelligence. He makes you think. And although most readers today will guess the ending, the journey is so good that it doesn't matter. There are reviewers ...more

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Oct 19, 2021 Natalie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classics

This book was very entertaining with great characters and good dialogue. The story had a lot of energy and emotion in it, making for an interesting read. Dorian Gray is a good looking, wealthy and vain man who has his portrait painted by Basil Hallward. Dorian also meets and gets to know Lord Henry Wotton, another rich man who doles out wildly bad advice for Dorian throughout the story. Dorian makes a wish that his portrait will age and he will stay young and somehow that wish is granted. Howeve ...more

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