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

2.0

The basic plot is incredibly simple and enjoyable. Unfortunately, the author uses his characters to spew off long metaphysics in the middle of an otherwise great story. There is one section in particular that bored me nearly to tears with its tedium. The author portrays the main character philosophizing at home for half a chapter before using the rest of the chapter to chronicle the character's gem and tapestry collection and every reference to gems and tapestries in every book he has. The first third and last third of the book are all you really need.