The Picture of Dorian Gray (Hardcover) by Oscar Wilde, Camille Cauti

from BenDV

WARNING: REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Though I somewhat enjoyed this novel, it did not live up to my expectations. The basic plot of Dorian Gray sounds like it will almost definitely lead to a classic novel; a young man yearns to have eternal youth and have a portrait of himself age instead, and his ...

from Davidgnp

I knew the central theme of this book so well that I had almost persuaded myself I had read it, but I am glad to have convinced myself otherwise as I would have missed out on a pearl. It works on several levels: first as a superior horror story, with Dorian Gray effectively selling his soul for e...

from pmtracy

This novel is about both a literal portrait of Gray and the figurative painting of his character to be one of self-indulgence and Victorian decadence and excess. Gray is described to be of exceptionally striking physical appearance. At the start of the novel, he is somewhat modest and unaware of ...

from theokester

I knew relatively little going into this book...and what little I did know was from less than 100% accurate retellings such as in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or references from cheesy shows or horror flicks (I think perhaps there was a reference in Scooby Doo somewhere?). I had the basic gi...

from readafew

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a well known classic and many people have some idea about the story line; a magic picture ages and bears the marks while Dorian himself doesn't change. While that is an important part, there is a lot more to the story. I felt it was well worth the time to read this o...