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The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Graphic Novel by Oscar Wilde, I.N.J. Culbard, Ian Edginton

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willow_axolotl376's review against another edition

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3.0

Was a little short and blunt but I got the gist, I will definitely be reading the original version.

erinld2005's review against another edition

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5.0

This is my all time favorite book so of course I enjoyed the graphic novel. :)

donnachadh's review against another edition

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Oscar Wilde's story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is one of his most popular works. Written in Wilde's characteristically dazzling manner, full of stinging epigrams and shrewd observations, the tale of Dorian Gray's moral disintegration caused something of a scandal when it first appeared in 1890. Wilde was attacked for his decadence and corrupting influence, and a few years later the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde's homosexual liaisons, trials that resulted in his imprisonment. Of the book's value as autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, "Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be--in other ages, perhaps."

sar_p's review against another edition

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4.0

It was fun reading this in the graphic novel format.

bridgefour's review

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medium-paced

4.0

erinlynn1989's review against another edition

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3.0

Having never read the original novel, I was a bit confused. This was assigned for a class that I have soon, so I decided to read it ahead of time. The illustrations are interesting, and the black and white images make it a darker piece of literature. Still, I think I would have to read the novel and then revisit this piece to see what I really think of it, but for now, it's just okay.