A review by cecile87
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

3.0

While I admire the depth of Wilde's literary references and writing chops, I got bogged down with the repetitiousness of Henry's platitudes. There was no one I really cared about in the book, except perhaps for the brother (James?) and the painter of the portrait.

Anyhoo, I didn't finish the book. It was just too tedious for me. I would say the story behind the novel interests me more--the classic references, Wilde's life, the way gay people were treated by society and the law, and so on.