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Romantic Conversationalist
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 Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 7:17 am
- - Be wary of possible spoilers if you haven't read it - -
Isn't this an odd book? I don't think I've really read another one quite like it. Everything the characters do and say, and everything that happens in the story seems completely within the bounds of normality, except for the portrait.
(and I always feel bad ending a sentance with a preposition when I don't need to.)
Anyway, I think the transformation of Dorian's character is done very well, and the entire book is interesting. And of course, who can ever forget the ending?
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:53 am
Well, I got about halfway through and had to read another book for school.
I kinda forgot about it after that. Yes, what I read was odd, but very enjoyable.
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:44 pm
It's still on my to-read list. I watched the movie a long time ago and then discovered it was originally a book. I've neglected reading the classics for awhile, don't hurt me! sweatdrop
The movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a bookworm's dream come true with the inclusion of all those classic literary figures brought together.
Oscar Wilde is an interesting writer though so it should be a most delightful read.
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:37 am
I read it after reading some of Oscar Wilde's plays which I very much liked, and I found it incredibly disturbing. I suppose that I must admit that it was well-done or it wouldn't have bothered me so much, but I distinctly remember complaining about it for weeks to anyone who would listen to me.
Spoilers:
I suppose part of it was that I really liked Basil Hallward (I'm not sure I spelled that right; it's been a while since I read it), and although I had had a sense from the beginning that he was going to die, I kept hoping that it wouldn't actually happen, and then of course it did. And there was that whole speech of Henry's on how beautiful suicide is and how he wished someone had committed suicide for love of him... the entire thing was just horribly immoral (I remember reading something before I read it about how immoral people had labeled it back when it was written and thinking to myself "Well, they had such silly values back then. I'm above that. I won't think it's immoral." But of course I was wrong.)
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:56 am
I adored The Picture of Dorian Gray. But then again, I adore Oscar Wilde!
teehee.
If you enjoyed it, you might want to check out Will Self's adaptation of the book Dorian. That one was very good as well.
I will say this though. I didn't think Dorian's "redemption" or at least, admitance of sin to be all that believable...
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:30 pm
I love Oscar Wilde.
The Picture of Dorian Gray took me far too long to track down, though--seriously, no bookstore in the area had it. I ended up special ordering. I really like his short stories best, though. They are strangley sweet and wonderful.
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:24 pm
VisasMarr I adored The Picture of Dorian Gray. But then again, I adore Oscar Wilde! teehee. If you enjoyed it, you might want to check out Will Self's adaptation of the book Dorian. That one was very good as well. I will say this though. I didn't think Dorian's "redemption" or at least, admitance of sin to be all that believable...
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:51 am
Fairgrass VisasMarr I adored The Picture of Dorian Gray. But then again, I adore Oscar Wilde! teehee. If you enjoyed it, you might want to check out Will Self's adaptation of the book Dorian. That one was very good as well. I will say this though. I didn't think Dorian's "redemption" or at least, admitance of sin to be all that believable... *nods* Exactly my feelings on it. I cannot help but think that I am supposed to somehow sympathize with him a little, even maybe believe he is capable of redemption... but I am just not feeling it.
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:27 am
VisasMarr Fairgrass VisasMarr I adored The Picture of Dorian Gray. But then again, I adore Oscar Wilde! teehee. If you enjoyed it, you might want to check out Will Self's adaptation of the book Dorian. That one was very good as well. I will say this though. I didn't think Dorian's "redemption" or at least, admitance of sin to be all that believable... *nods* Exactly my feelings on it. I cannot help but think that I am supposed to somehow sympathize with him a little, even maybe believe he is capable of redemption... but I am just not feeling it.
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:58 pm
I'm happy to say that I am finally reading this work by Mr. Wilde. It's only taken me forever. sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:38 am
I hate to "necro" threads but I just finished this book and it was amazing.
!Spoiler!
Did anyone else get the feeling that The Portrait of Dorian Gray in itself was (or was like) the unnamed book that changed Dorian Gray's outlook on life? It's possible I've read too much Rowling, but the similarities between the book Dorian read and The Portrait of Dorian Gray caught my eye.
Just a thought.
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:51 am
What I found interesting about the book was that the other guy...Lord Henry who basically led Dorian down the path he took left pretty much scott free. Dorian paid the price and everything but Henry just moved on.
Talk about moral story
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:44 pm
Fairgrass - - Be wary of possible spoilers if you haven't read it - -Isn't this an odd book? I don't think I've really read another one quite like it. Everything the characters do and say, and everything that happens in the story seems completely within the bounds of normality, except for the portrait.
(and I always feel bad ending a sentance with a preposition when I don't need to.)
Anyway, I think the transformation of Dorian's character is done very well, and the entire book is interesting. And of course, who can ever forget the ending? Actually, I've completely forgotten the ending.. redface I read it almost 10 years ago though so perhaps you can forgive me. I did, however, absolutely love it. It was the first book I ever annotated of my own volition.
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:17 am
...birds creep over tin roofs, like criminals with tap shoes...
I Hear ThunderRead it and liked it.
The story of a life going slowly down the slopes.
And what wouldn't i do if it wouldn't mark me as it doest mark Dorian?
That is an interesting question i have asked myself a few times after i read that book.
And somehow i couldn't muster any compassion for Dorian at the end, i was satisfied with the ending. I understand that he started to fear his Portrait when he noticed it was changing instead of him.
But Theres No Rain
...stain the glass with windows, extortionate and cold stare...
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