The Picture of Dorian Gray
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- Author：Oscar Wilde
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Summary
'The horror， whatever it was， had not yet entirely spoiled that marvellous beauty'
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait， Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty。 Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton， he is drawn into a corrupt double life， indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society。 Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence。 The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succès de scandale。 Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins， and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895。
This definitive edition includes a selection of contemporary reviews condemning the novel's immorality， and the introduction to the first Penguin Classics edition by Peter Ackroyd。
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait， Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty。 Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton， he is drawn into a corrupt double life， indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society。 Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence。 The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succès de scandale。 Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins， and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895。
This definitive edition includes a selection of contemporary reviews condemning the novel's immorality， and the introduction to the first Penguin Classics edition by Peter Ackroyd。
Reviews
Mikyla Clark
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A really great plot with many unique philosophical conversations among the characters。 It's like combining Shakespeare's romance， Sherlock Holmes's crimes， and Jane Austen's conversations all in one story。 A really great plot with many unique philosophical conversations among the characters。 It's like combining Shakespeare's romance， Sherlock Holmes's crimes， and Jane Austen's conversations all in one story。 。。。more
Aylen
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justice for basilanyway these are my favourite quotes from the book:"The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold。 The curves of your lips rewrite history。""What fire does not destroy， it hardens""To be in love is to surpass one's self。""Passion branded your lips with its hideous fires" justice for basilanyway these are my favourite quotes from the book:"The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold。 The curves of your lips rewrite history。""What fire does not destroy， it hardens""To be in love is to surpass one's self。""Passion branded your lips with its hideous fires" 。。。more
Santhia
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Jeg har hørt at boka er bra， men den er så mye bedre。
ale rtr
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The most beautiful book I have ever read。
A
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this book attacked me and I loved it
Pilar
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Me gusto que los personajes sean oscuros， se ve reflejada la vanidad， el egoísmo， la hipocresía mediante una crítica a la sociedad burguesa que me hizo acordar al lobo estepario。 No le pongo 5 estrellas porque en algunas partes se me hizo muy pesado por las descripciones， igual entiendo que son propias de la época en la que se publicó
Sakura Prak
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ehh it's okay ehh it's okay 。。。more
Sofia Moreno
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Al fin pude leer este clásico。 Vi porque después de tanto tiempo sigue siendo considerado como un gran libro。 Lo que más me gustó fueron los diálogos de los personajes， en especial los de Lord Henry。 A pesar de que muchas de sus teorías suenan a pura bullshit sigue siendo interesante escucharlo hablar。 Son temas o preguntas que definitivamente vale la pena explorar más a fondo pero en este libro no encontrarás las respuestas。También disfrute mucho de las escenas de cenas o reuniones a las que as Al fin pude leer este clásico。 Vi porque después de tanto tiempo sigue siendo considerado como un gran libro。 Lo que más me gustó fueron los diálogos de los personajes， en especial los de Lord Henry。 A pesar de que muchas de sus teorías suenan a pura bullshit sigue siendo interesante escucharlo hablar。 Son temas o preguntas que definitivamente vale la pena explorar más a fondo pero en este libro no encontrarás las respuestas。También disfrute mucho de las escenas de cenas o reuniones a las que asistía Dorian Gray， dan un vistazo a como era la "alta" sociedad en esa época。 No sé si fue o no intención del autor pero tiene un tono de burla o ridiculez en la forma en la que están narradas。 Lo que no fue de mi agrado era cuando los personajes entraban en largos monólogos， en su mayoría Lord Henry y Dorian Gray。 Hubo un capítulo que prácticamente me brinque porque no era más que descripción de todas las cosas que había aprendido Dorian Gray， el cual fue extremadamente detallado y dolorosamente aburrido。En general un gran libro。 。。。more
Jemima
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i think the story was very interesting but i couldn’t properly get into it because all of the characters were dislikable to me
Mika
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Some parts were so detailed and just info dumping and I honestly had a hard time getting through these parts but for some reason I still really loved this book。 I'll definitely reread it at some point。 Some parts were so detailed and just info dumping and I honestly had a hard time getting through these parts but for some reason I still really loved this book。 I'll definitely reread it at some point。 。。。more
Prakriti Regmi
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Read at your own risk for you might end up falling in love with Oscar Wilde。
Polly Celeste
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Insanely interesting and refreshingly gay。 I have never read a book that so aggressively makes you think about it and about art。 The more pretentious version of Jekyll and Hyde。
MADHUMITA BOBBY DAS
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I was pleasantly surprised by how many times I laughed while reading this book。 And I mostly blame Lord Henry Wotton :）。 I had expected some dark humor， but mostly a very dark subject matter， and it was。 But even on a lighter note， it was funny， or at least it had it's moments， and that felt so refreshing。 There are so many details and layers， definitely a book worth re-reading。 A MISERABLE JOY-RIDE :D I was pleasantly surprised by how many times I laughed while reading this book。 And I mostly blame Lord Henry Wotton :）。 I had expected some dark humor， but mostly a very dark subject matter， and it was。 But even on a lighter note， it was funny， or at least it had it's moments， and that felt so refreshing。 There are so many details and layers， definitely a book worth re-reading。 A MISERABLE JOY-RIDE :D 。。。more
xxpatrykxx7 Patryk Galicki
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4。6⭐
Salva
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AKJHWSEGFGRYEU8W9QOWERF THIS IS SO WELL WRITTEN I LOVE IT
Gabriela Pasos
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Había escuchado hablar mucho del libro， después de todo es un clásico muy conocido。 Tenía altas expectativas y creo que por eso no terminó de gustarme， lo sentí muy lento y lleno de detalles que no aportaban realmente a la historia， no es sino hasta los últimos capítulos en los que， a mi parecer， se pone interesante y el desenlace ocurre de manera muy rápida。Es un buen libro， simplemente no fue para mí y esperaba cosas diferentes del mismo。
Rizelle Laudit
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started: 050821 7:19 pm finished: 051021 9:12 amthe prettiest words ever written
Moritz
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Late 19th century decadence at its finest; really appeals to all your senses
Francis G
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I'm so sorry， but I did not enjoy this book。 I tried so hard to get into it， but finishing it was a chore。 Oop。 I'm so sorry， but I did not enjoy this book。 I tried so hard to get into it， but finishing it was a chore。 Oop。 。。。more
Mai Ng。
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Wow it was dark :（
Kendal S
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more like a 2。5 but the ending was the good part
Aislynn
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Wow。 Just。。。 wow。I'm not a fan of classics but some books were really good from this genre （for example The Great Getsby） so I decided to give this one a try。 It was actually a quote I've seen somewhere that made me read it and I've never been so grateful。Oscar Wilde's mind must have been a haunted and yet beautiful place。 The picture of Dorian Gray is a piece of wonderful art and Wilde's writing something I've never seen before。 Wow。 Just。。。 wow。I'm not a fan of classics but some books were really good from this genre （for example The Great Getsby） so I decided to give this one a try。 It was actually a quote I've seen somewhere that made me read it and I've never been so grateful。Oscar Wilde's mind must have been a haunted and yet beautiful place。 The picture of Dorian Gray is a piece of wonderful art and Wilde's writing something I've never seen before。 。。。more
Tessa
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Quotes:- "The artist is the creator of beautiful things。" （pg。 vii）- "Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming。 This is a fault。 Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated。 For these there is hope。" （pg。 vii）- "the morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium。" （pg。 vii）- "every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist， not of the sitter。 The sitter is merely the accident， the Quotes:- "The artist is the creator of beautiful things。" （pg。 vii）- "Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming。 This is a fault。 Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated。 For these there is hope。" （pg。 vii）- "the morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium。" （pg。 vii）- "every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist， not of the sitter。 The sitter is merely the accident， the occasion。 It is not he who is revealed by the painter; it is rather the painter who， on the colored canvas， reveals himself。 The reason I will not exhibit this picture is that I am afraid that I have shown in it the secret of my own soul。" （pg。 4） - "The harmony of soul and body - how much that is！ We in our madness have separated the two， and have invented a realism that is vulgar， and ideality that is void。" （pg。 8）- "the worst of having a romance of any kind is that it leaves one so unromantic。" （pg。 9）- "All influence is immoral - immoral from the scientific point of view。。。。。Because to influence a person is to give him one's soul。。。He becomes an echo of some one else's music， an actor of a part that has not been written for him。 The aim of life is self development。 To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for。 People are afraid of themselves， nowadays They have forgotten the highest of all duties， the duty that one owes to one's self。 Of course they are charitable。 They feed the hungry， and clothe the beggar。 But their own souls starve， and they are naked。 Courage has gone out of our race。 Perhaps we never really had it。 The terror of society， which is the basis of morals， the terror of God， which is the secret of religion - these are the two things that govern us。" （pg。 13）- "the bravest man amongst us is afraid of himself。" （pg。 13） 。。。more
Báh Salgado
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mad pq basil :（Really liked the ending e gostei ainda mais do facto de no final， a filosofia do henry estava errada （uma vez que o dorian cometeu um crime）
Annie Wang
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4。5！
Adrianna
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4。5
R
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3。5 stars。 was not expecting to find myself making lots of commentary （good and bad） on the characters’ train of thoughts。 thought dorian would be superficial but he’s actually quite layered。 loved the last section leading up to the ending; a much needed conclusion imo。 enjoyed it overall。
Rebecca
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Wow wow WOW！！ I cannot imagine ever reading anything else that will top this。 My new favourite。 I’m speechless。
Júlia Lucindo
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Foi uma jornada， chegou uma parte que me irritou muito e me fez demorar tanto tempo assim pra ler mas é uma ótima história explicando bem sobre o que é o ser humano e todas as facetas que ele tem。 Somos corrompidos facilmente e não é nada fácil sair dessa vida， Dorian entendeu muito bem isso e pagou por todo o mal que fez。
TJ
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