The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
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From:
buchanl
on 11-Oct-11 19:31
Overall rating 10.0
Loves this short story - read it many times and it still gives me chills
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rosie17
on 11-Jul-08 09:15
Overall rating 10.0
This short book is enormously witty and urbane, as you would expect Oscar Wilde to be. You will probably delight, as I did,at the familiar one liners that you encounter along the way.
However, this wonderfully well written book has a real sting in its tail as it exposes our ridiculous vanity in a way that is both hugely entertaining and incredibly thought provoking. If you want an accessible read that will probably stay with you for the rest of your life I can't recommend this classic book more highly.
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