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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

Start date: July 1, 2023

Finish date: July 31, 2023

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Jun 20, 2014 Shan ~A~ rated it liked it

Shelves: books-i-own

There is definitely a thin line between love and hate, and this book straddled that line for me.
I was back and forth throughout the entire book.

It started out great. We meet Henry and Basil while they are visiting and then Dorian comes along. Basil holds Dorian on a pedestal based on his beauty. He idolizes him and he is also doing a portrait of him. (Yes, the portrait.) Henry is also enamored of Dorian, but he is a vain and selfish creature and basically wants to become to Dorian what Dorian ...more

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Jan 10, 2018 zemkat rated it liked it

Shelves: challenged

For the Genre Bingo Challenge, this title fell under Horror.

I'd never read any Oscar Wilde, so wasn't entirely sure what to expect, and found a few things surprising:
* I'd always thought the title was "The Portrait of Dorian Gray", and I seem to not be alone here.
* There were so many quotes I recognize as "Oscar Wilde" quotes, usually spoken by a character, often followed by another character telling them how terrible they are!
* There was more to the story than I expected! I knew the rough premi ...more

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Dec 24, 2021 Marie (UK) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2021-reading-challenge

I have read and enjoyed this before but this time I listened to it on audio. I was not impressed by the audio I found the narrator unconvincing and there were times when i had to replay parts to make sure i heard everything. The story still stands up well but the problems with the audio reduced that enjoyment

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