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

dark inspiring mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this was a very unique experience. I listened to the audiobook by stephen fry and damn the way that man can act out the different characters well. the story, while not being super riveting, holds up to this day as an interesting and gripping fairytale of an impossible fight with one's own sense of morality and envy. I loved how impressionable young dorian was, and how he remained that way throughout his long life. i loved how stagnant his character was in his good sides while slowly degrading into violence, aggression and crime. 
I can't possibly describe everything I enjoyed about him in a brief review, but safe to say he was entertaining if anything to follow. 
Lord Henry for that matter was much the same, despite his clear uh- disdain for the female half of the population, to put it politely, i found him funny in his way with words. I found his insults to be so creative that it cracked me up each time despite how awful the things he really said were in actuality. 

the main thing that gripped me about this were the characters, the story itself wasn't on the forefront of my focus and it actually bored me quite a bit at times. there's where it lost a star for me.