The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

By Oscar Wilde

  • Release Date: 1889-12-31
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
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Description

Dorian is a good-natured young man until he discovers the power of his own exceptional beauty. As he gradually sinks deep into a frivolous, glamorous world of selfish luxury, he apparently remains physically unchanged by the stresses of his corrupt lifestyle and untouched by age. But up in his attic, hidden behind a curtain, his portrait tells a different story.

Reviews

  • Beautiful chaotic tragedy

    5
    By xoryanna
    Prideful? Yes. Does Wilde paint beautifully with words? Yes. I went into this book with no preconceived notions and was blown away with words and art there in. Lord Henry was the most loyal friend to Dorian, that type of loyalty and honesty is not always easy to come by.

  • Dorian

    4
    By jummy112234
    Great book. Just one chapter was boring

  • Larry stylinson

    5
    By Zalec Nathan
    Any one else only read cause of the Larry fanfic young and beautiful? Is an incredible book though didn’t like chapter 11 but it’s exquisite besides that

  • Wilde is one of the most amazing authors I’ve ever come across

    4
    By Californian100
    Oscar Wilde could write a book about grass growing and I would read the whole series. Right from the very beginning of the book, Wilde’s writing is able to paint the story with surprising vivacity, originality, and depth through the scenery and mainly Gray’s introspection. It’s a bit hard to read at times for a person who does not enjoy watching characters consistently choosing to go down the wrong path, but it’s nevertheless worth a read.

  • My Review

    5
    By David Bowie Jr
    Absolute masterpiece. A higher level read than most people born in my generation might be used to. Masterful nonetheless. A Diamond in a world filled with excrement and filth.

  • One of my favorite books

    5
    By Lehmanma
    I simply cannot get over how much I enjoy this classic. Each time I read it, I find something new in a character that I enjoy/relate to.

  • kept me interested

    3
    By josiahtollison
    this book kept me interested with its dialogue but when it comes to the narrator, it bored me; especially on the 11th chapter.

  • The Picture of Dorian Grey

    5
    By bantrim
    Utterly enthralled, I saw the movie when I was a child and it made such an impression on me that I had to read the book. There were so many things I had forgotten or had not been in the movie. A wonderful read about the dangers of vanity and sin.

  • Óscar Wild thoughts

    4
    By Anama8504
    I believe this book portrays many of the authors contradicting thoughts that he had upon society and him self, the plot is not the picture and it’s changing state but the character of Dorian Gray, also it has a great dialogue and many phrases that will make you thing and find a more profound meaning to the story.

  • Wit and charm on every page

    4
    By Chase E. Pyle
    Except chapter eleven. Read the beginning and end of chapter eleven, but skip everything in between. The rest of the book is delicious.

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