by Oscar Wilde
Finally read this classic. I found Wilde's style a little too . . . ornate at times, too clogged with his epigrams. Even though I'm sure they served a purpose, and were illustrative of one character's nature, I just found them to be too much after a while. The scene where Dorian's crime is commit...
My favorite stories in this collection were "The Birthday of the Infanta" and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime." "The Birthday" was an incredible piece about the beauty of innocence and not being exposed to the "celebrity beauty culture" of that time period. It rings true and real just as much as if it w...
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