The Picture of Dorian Gray: Authoritative Texts Backgrounds Reviews and Reactions Criticism (Norton Critical Edition)

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Summary: My All-Time Favorite Book!!!
Review: I wish I could give this book more stars but I can't. I've read this book 4 times & am ready to read it a fifth. Despite its age, its a fast-reading, easily understood, thought provoking book. The only drawback to it was that I wish it had been longer.

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Summary: I love it
Review: I love it. I was hooked since the first page and I couldn't put it down. It was beautifully written and scandalous. I felt that I was part of the book and I could interact with how the characters were feeling. I think it deserves a hundred stars.

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Summary: i can't write a one-line summary of my review
Review: this novel contains beauty, eloquence, wit, intelligence, truth, and everything else desirable in literature. yet one does not have to read it with regards to its value as a literary work or be conscious of the scandalous mark it has left as every AP english teacher in the country insists that a student should do. it is simply a marvelous thing to read, and it is what got me "hooked" on oscar wilde.

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Summary: Exquisite!
Review: I won't wax critical (ad nauseum). Merely wish to lament on how starved this world has been during the past 140 years for someone remotely like Oscar Wilde.

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Summary: I highly recommend this delightfully wicked tale...
Review: Especially to people my age (14-18). You will enjoy this! Laced with Wilde's caustic wit and sly observations about life, it had me chortling out loud, and feeling wicked myself... I'm sure there's more profound things I can say about the book, but I'll leave it at this: go out and read it!

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Summary: A Book To Be Read Again and Again
Review: This novel has easily become one of my favorites. Wilde did an outstanding job in conveying his thoughts and opinions through Lord Henry. Dorian Gray was a very intriguing character who made me really think about myself and my actions. The only downfall of this book, in my opinion, is that there was no substantial background given on Lord Henry. I kept waiting to find out about his history, but there was none. Oh well...just adds more to the mystery surrounding the entire story.

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Summary: Timeless classic? I hardly think so.
Review: First off, let me begin by saying that this book was not completely devoid of any good characteristics. It was written in a style of gentle prose that was easy to read, and it did put forth at least a few interesting concepts. On the whole though, the ideas in this book were utterly ridiculous and totally lacking in any true depth. They appear to me to be the vain ramblings of a man consumned in his own deepness, thereby proving how shallow he truly was. I would liken this book to a picture in which detailing, shading, and general looks are pleasing, but the perspective is off, ruining the whole picture. So perhaps you would enjoy this book if you are looking for a few ideas and smart sayings put together in a seemingly random, and almost chaotic order.

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Summary: Very enjoyable and thought provoking.
Review: I quite enjoyed the sharp witty dialogue,particularily that of Lord Henry who was one of the most interesting and provocative characters I've come across in quite some time.

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Summary: dangerously beautiful
Review: I can frankly say that this mysterious book had a lifechanging effect on me . It stirred my imagination to desolate and lovely zones that I didn't even know existed in my mind.After reading it , I bought Wilde's Salome, and the frightening overflow of pure desire in both works changed my feelings forever. Wilde was a genuine sensual genius,and how often are these two elements combined?

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Summary: Dorian Gray: a Novel That Outlasts It's Age...
Review: Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is one of the finest pieces of literature ever written. Wilde has taken an old story and transformed it into a tale of Victorian excess and corruption. He has created a main character (Dorian) with whom a little part of all of us can identify with--he lives his life to the fullest extent, but doesn't age, while his portrait bears the burden of his fast living. I highly reccemmend this book to anyone who enjoys good literature at it's best. Wilde was primarily known as a playwright, but with Dorian Gray, he has proved that he was a great novelist also.