The Picture of Dorian Grey
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A young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty.
In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world.
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I feel this story and character is better used in more elaborate story telling (ultimately what made me interested in this book). I did really enjoy the poetic prose and key plot points, although there seemed to be a lot of fluff I just lost interest in occasionally.
Woah. After a profound book funk, I am having some good luck with the last few books I've read.
This is my Ireland book around the world.
The prose is so beautiful, so engaging, and so wonderful to read that I thoroughly enjoyed this book just for that. The plot kept me interested and I really enjoyed this book. The end had me re-reading it because my jaw dropped at how it ended. SO. PERFECT.
I cannot wait to dive into Oscar Wilde some more!
I loved it very much. The way Oscar developed his characters. The way it is written. And he even made me hate on Lord Henry. I can't stand him. Dorian didn't deserve that. He wanted to be happy. But the corruption of Lord Henry made him worse than expected.
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