A review by kajaglede
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

what a delightfully twisted book… slay.

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‘To define is to limit.’

‘The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold. The curves of your lips rewrite history.’

‘Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.’

‘I am tired of myself tonight. I should like to be somebody else.’

‘We women, as some one says, love with our ears, just as you men love with your eyes, if you ever love at all’

‘I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.’
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