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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

Start date: June 1, 2019

Finish date: June 30, 2019

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Sep 27, 2011 Mae rated it liked it

This book took me MONTHS to read. Not because I'm slow at reading but because I fell asleep every 5 pages and I ended up reading other things on the side to stay entertained. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad. I am glad I stuck it out because the last 4 chapters or so really made the book. I think Oscar Wilde could have skipped some of the events and description but I'm sure he had his reasons (though I don't know what they were). I can see why this was Oscar Wilde's only novel. The Importance o ...more

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Jun 05, 2012 Lauren rated it really liked it

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I enjoyed this book. I knew what was going to happen throughout it, not just because of what I had heard from others but also because the plot revealed itself ahead of time.

While I found it difficult to understand some of Dorian's sins in context of our society I can understand why this was able to make such a stir. ...more

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Feb 19, 2011 Hettie rated it liked it · review of another edition

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I went into this book with some preconceived ideas of the storyline. Only from the league of extraordinary gentlemen but enough that I though I new what the story was going to be.

I think many people know the basic story line so I will not repeat it here. I really enjoyed the basic plot of the story and it did provide surprises - don't expect a film were Dorain Grey plays a mall part to reflect what will happen in a book.

I did not enjoy all the speeches from Lord Henry however. There were some cl ...more

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