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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

Start date: November 1, 2020

Finish date: November 30, 2020

Discussion: Monthly Group Read - 11/20

Why we're reading this: Winner in the poll for our November 2020 Monthly Read

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Nov 29, 2015 Cee rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, classics

It has been over two years since I last read The Picture of Dorian Gray, yet it has not lost any of its luster in the meantime. The story of the young, vain, and impressionable Dorian Gray and his corruption at the hands of Lord Henry is fascinating still.

Here are some of my favourite quotes:

When I like people immensely, I never tell their names to any one. It is like surrendering a part of them.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.

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Nov 20, 2020 Amle rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, read-in-english, group-read

I read this for the first time a few years back and I have to say that I liked it marginally better upon my reread.
All in all it is a classic that is easy to read, if one only skims over the chapter cataloguing Dorian's interests and collections. The boy sure does like a lot of fancy things but the lengthy description of them did not interest me very much.
So if you haven't read it, I think you should.

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Mar 27, 2013 Cee rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics

To be honest I'm not even near eloquent enough to do The Picture of Dorian Gray justice. It is a wonderful book containing spot-on descriptions and commentary of life of the upper class during the nineteenth century.

Unspoiled and pure Dorian Gray becomes acquainted with Lord Henry through painter Basil Hallward. The Picture of Dorian Gray describes Dorian's journey into the darkest side of his soul under the influence of Lord Henry.

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