As 'Dorian Gray' ages, its relevance only grows
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As 'Dorian Gray' ages, its relevance only grows
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#3The longest lasting impact of the novel (personally for me) was how it introduced me to the concept of Opium Dens
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#4Interesting. When I first read the Picture of Dorian Gray, I had no idea of its social context -- I didn't know Oscar Wilde was gay, I didn't know the book was considered controversial. I just picked it up on a whim and thought it was a well-written book full of fantastically clever dialogue and over-the-top cynicism. But I was, ironically, left with an impression that the Victorian era was more comfortable with male intimacy, and appreciation for male beauty, than our own. That turned out not to be quite true, of course, as demonstrated by what they did to Wilde himself.
But it's still a fantastic novel.
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#5Dorian Gray jokes never get old...
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#6I just recently listened to this from Audible. I was a grand novel. The dialogue was amazing.
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#7Dorian Gray jokes never get old...
Except for that one written on the last page of the notebook that definitely did not age well.
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#8Interesting. When I first read the Picture of Dorian Gray, I had no idea of its social context -- I didn't know Oscar Wilde was gay, I didn't know the book was considered controversial. I just picked it up on a whim and thought it was a well-written book full of fantastically clever dialogue and over-the-top cynicism. But I was, ironically, left with an impression that the Victorian era was more comfortable with male…
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Re: As 'Dorian Gray' ages, its relevance only grows
#9Interesting. When I first read the Picture of Dorian Gray, I had no idea of its social context -- I didn't know Oscar Wilde was gay, I didn't know the book was considered controversial. I just picked it up on a whim and thought it was a well-written book full of fantastically clever dialogue and over-the-top cynicism. But I was, ironically, left with an impression that the Victorian era was more comfortable with male…
It is a good read, even now.
I read it for the first time in my early 20s, and reason I read it was because when I was about 11 years old I saw an old black and white movie of it, and I had nightmares for quite some time (over the ending/fire).
It wasn't the only film to give me nightmares as a child, but it was definitely the first!
For me it is one of those books I re-read every few years, along with LotR, Amber chronicles, the Dune series, etc.
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#10I'd place it 5th in my overall favorite books list. It is certainly one which has influenced me deeply and continues to do so, ever since I first read it 13 years ago.