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You can certainly tell that Wilde was mostly a playwright when this novel was written. It could be easily adapted with very little changes as it is largely dialogue and internal monologue with most of the 'action' being relayed second hand.
Nevertheless, it was a chilling gothic tale which really encaptured upper-class Victorian London and is a biting commentary of superficiality and morality (or lack of) within this class.
It also had some surprisingly gruesome passages that I wasn't expecting. ...more
Nevertheless, it was a chilling gothic tale which really encaptured upper-class Victorian London and is a biting commentary of superficiality and morality (or lack of) within this class.
It also had some surprisingly gruesome passages that I wasn't expecting. ...more
There were large swathes of this book that I skimmed through, and parts that I absolutely loathed. Overly philiosophical, full of drivel, and pretentious. To me it feels like Wilde spilling his soul in the two main characters. You can feel the twisted turbulence; his conflicted mind. The twist near the end is harrowing and not pleasing to read.
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