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Absorbing story about the duality of nature. At the time
of it's publication in 1890 Wilde was leading a double life.
Having been married for 6 years and devoted to his children
he was more and more wantonly abandoning himself to reckless
behaviour. There are so, so many reviews, I just thought I
would concentrate on comparisons between the novel and the
1945 film.
"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked
about and that is not being talked about". Reading this book,
all of the charac ...more
of it's publication in 1890 Wilde was leading a double life.
Having been married for 6 years and devoted to his children
he was more and more wantonly abandoning himself to reckless
behaviour. There are so, so many reviews, I just thought I
would concentrate on comparisons between the novel and the
1945 film.
"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked
about and that is not being talked about". Reading this book,
all of the charac ...more
When I first began this I couldn't tell if it was profound thought or self-indulged drivel. I realize now, it's a little bit of both, but brilliant in its own right. Let me explain. I started out feeling as though Wilde was creating an obvious autobiography of a middle aged crisis that turned cautionary tale. It was this, but much more as well. It was a look into the heart of a man who saw his sin and yet couldn't reconcile with it, or rather wouldn't. The statements and thoughts were deep but i
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This was a very oppressive story for me. It was truly an uncomfortable journey down the Dark Side of human experience.
When we first meet Dorian Gray, he is a beautiful and innocent young man who sits for the artist, Basil Hallward. During one of his modeling sessions, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, the Hedonistic friend of Hallward. Lord Henry finds great joy and meaning in questioning every moral and societal norm. When he meets Dorian, it becomes his mission to corrupt Dorian. Sadly, the dege ...more
When we first meet Dorian Gray, he is a beautiful and innocent young man who sits for the artist, Basil Hallward. During one of his modeling sessions, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, the Hedonistic friend of Hallward. Lord Henry finds great joy and meaning in questioning every moral and societal norm. When he meets Dorian, it becomes his mission to corrupt Dorian. Sadly, the dege ...more
i just listened to the audio version. Read it for the first time maybe 35 years ago? Seems all teens with a literary bent go through an Oscar Wilde phase. That's good. I enjoyed it this time out, laughed out loud a couple of times, but it wasn't as good as I recall - perhaps because I knew the story too well.
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Charming, witty and somewhat controversial. Like the autor himself.
