Scan barcode
A review by aislingnuttall7
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
5.0
Despite ALWAYS getting the title wrong, this is one of my favourite books. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time and did not envisage the ending in the slightest. Thrilling. It does not feel Victorian, it is more timeless than that.
The protagonist Dorian taught me that selling your soul for beauty and youth is not worth it. Dangerous aristocrat Lord Henry taught me of the philosophy of hedonism and indulgence, and how that is no way to live or behave, at least not regularly; anything becomes a pleasure if one does it too often.
Beautifully personal, beautifully descriptive. I cannot fault it, apart from the fact that Basil Hallward does not feature enough and Lord Henry features way too much.
Wilde himself said “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." The characters are riddled with complications that come with being totally and utterly human.
The protagonist Dorian taught me that selling your soul for beauty and youth is not worth it. Dangerous aristocrat Lord Henry taught me of the philosophy of hedonism and indulgence, and how that is no way to live or behave, at least not regularly; anything becomes a pleasure if one does it too often.
Beautifully personal, beautifully descriptive. I cannot fault it, apart from the fact that Basil Hallward does not feature enough and Lord Henry features way too much.
Wilde himself said “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." The characters are riddled with complications that come with being totally and utterly human.