The Picture of Dorian Gray
The tale of a youth whose features, year after year, retain the same appearance of innocent beauty while the shame of his abhorrent vices becomes mirrored on the features of his portrait.
The tale of a youth whose features, year after year, retain the same appearance of innocent beauty while the shame of his abhorrent vices becomes mirrored on the features of his portrait.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140431872 (014043187X)
Publish date: March 5th 1985
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 251
Edition language: English
I truly love the idea of this novel for being so simple and so complicated at the same time. The downfall of the young aristocrat Dorian Gray ultimately shows that the combination of good looks, infinite money and bad friends can be fatal.Does anyone remember the (really not so good) movie Hollow Ma...
I have never read this one before now. I knew the bare bones of the story due to my high school English class having excerpts of the story. I guess I never wanted to read about a murdering guy who was too beautiful to live. Though I found parts of the story compelling, I found myself getting bored h...
I was quite excited when I started this book. I've always enjoyed Oscar Wilde's plays and Stephen Fry seemed the perfect narrator for his work. I'd expected a few hours of entertainment and stimulation but I was very disappointed with what I heard. Stephen Fry's performance is first-rate. Withou...
⭐4.5 stars⭐You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.
A friend of mine told me about The Picture of Dorian Gray and she is quite a fan of it. I wanted to read it as well, to see if it really was as good as she said. I enjoyed reading it. For me, it wasn't the best book I've ever read and there wasn't much surprise for me in it (my friend told me the...
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