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A review by pratty97
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The entire book had me speechless. Written in a way that it is relevant even now, after 130 years of its release!
Dorian, an impressionable, handsome, young fellow; his life completely changes when he visits his painter friend's studio. Once untouched by cruel realities and hedonistic values, the knowledge of beauty's importance & transience and Henry’s influence taints our guy. He sells his soul to the devil, forgoes friends who try to show him right from wrong, breaks hearts, commits crimes, blackmails, fancies every materialistic luxury under the sky and lives in vain - unaffected by everything because the Picture of Dorian Gray exists to bear the burden of his offences. The ending really shocked me.
With hints of homosexuality, this story is revolutionary in its own way.
Dorian, an impressionable, handsome, young fellow; his life completely changes when he visits his painter friend's studio. Once untouched by cruel realities and hedonistic values, the knowledge of beauty's importance & transience and Henry’s influence taints our guy. He sells his soul to the devil, forgoes friends who try to show him right from wrong, breaks hearts, commits crimes, blackmails, fancies every materialistic luxury under the sky and lives in vain - unaffected by everything because the Picture of Dorian Gray exists to bear the burden of his offences. The ending really shocked me.
With hints of homosexuality, this story is revolutionary in its own way.