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A review by erinastin
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
5.0
4.5 stars rounded up
"The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame"
Much like the eponymous portrait, Wilde’s prose is painted exquisitely. I couldn't help but feel like I was back in school, giddily annotating my favorite passages. If you read it, I highly recommend finding a version that notes the amendments Wilde made to the manuscript after its first publication in order to make its "immorality" less apparent.
"The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame"
Much like the eponymous portrait, Wilde’s prose is painted exquisitely. I couldn't help but feel like I was back in school, giddily annotating my favorite passages. If you read it, I highly recommend finding a version that notes the amendments Wilde made to the manuscript after its first publication in order to make its "immorality" less apparent.