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

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75

Dorian Gray is beauty itself. Nothing is more important than the beauty of life, and Dorian is the epitome of beautiful. He sits for a portrait and finds himself wishing for the portrait to grow old and ugly, not himself. He is seduced down a path of sin he cannot turn back from and yet he remains young and perfect.

This was a purposefully slow story, romantic and beautiful while dark and chilling. A true classic that I really enjoyed reading and would highly recommend! I love the way Oscar Wilde wrote this, drawing you in to Dorian Gray as he draws everyone he meets in.

I listened to this on Audible and will definitely be adding a hard copy to my shelves!
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