The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
4/5
Penguin Classics 254 pages July 1, 1890
The beautiful young Dorian Gray has his portrait painted and wishes that the painting would age instead of him. His wish is granted, and as Dorian pursues a life of hedonism and cruelty, the portrait grows hideous while he remains eternally youthful. Wilde's only novel is a dazzling exploration of vanity, corruption, and art.
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Oscar Wilde was the original master of the one-liner, and this book is packed with quotable zingers. But beneath the wit lies a genuinely unsettling story about what happens when you never face consequences. Lord Henry is the worst influence in all of literature, and Jim says that as a worm who has burrowed through a LOT of bad influences. The ending is perfection. Wilde proved a dandy could write one heck of a dark tale.
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