The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde - UPDATED REVIEW

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde  Genre : Classics Blurb (on back of book) : Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde's most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind. UPDATED REVIEW MY OPINION : ****** I would like to start out this review by stating that this is undoubtedly m

My Favorite Books of 2016

This was copied and pasted from my Goodreads review, so you will see some Goodread-y things :)

It will also be hilighted in white :)

PS I will be publishing this on all three of my blogs, so please enjoy anywhere!

Thanks, MIC ;)



This has been an amazing year full of reading. I have not actually been on Goodreads for a whole year. I have only been a member since May, so this makes me an eight-month member. I read 109 books in 8 months! I'm actually really proud of myself, because some of the books that I read actually count as two to four books to my teachers...so in reality, I've read a TON. Not that I read more than some of you. I'm sure that lots of people can breeze right through 109 books in eight months. But I am pretty proud, seeing as I am still young, and I beat lots of people my age :)

2016 has been a year full of reading for me. Tons of realistic fiction and fantasy, and not much more. Here is a hierarchy of my favorite books from these genres:

Realistic Fiction
-The Fault in Our Stars
-Eleanor & Park
-To All the Boys I've Loved Before
-The Outsiders
-A Friendship For Today
-Mother-Daughter Book Camp
-Welcome to Dog Beach
-Dog Beach Unleashed
-My Life in Pink & Green
-My Summer of Pink & Green
-Pink & Green Is the New Black
-Reel Life Starring Us
-Ways to Live Forever
-Out of My Mind
-Every Last Word
-Waiting to Forget

Realistic Fiction with a Twist
-Time Between Us
-Time After Time
-Every Day

Fantasy
-The Selection
-The Elite
-The One
-The Heir
-The Crown
-Under the Never Sky
-Keeper of the Lost Cities
-Exile
-Everblaze
-Neverseen
-Lodestar
-Twilight
-New Moon
-Eclipse
-Breaking Dawn
-City of Bones
-City of Glass
-City of Ashes
-City of Fallen Angels
-Let the Sky Fall
-The School for Good and Evil
-A World Without Princes
-The Last Ever After

Classics
-Pride and Prejudice
-Emily of New Moon
-Emily Climbs
-Emily's Quest
-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
-Old Yeller

Sad
-The Fault in Our Stars
-Before Goodbye
-Waiting to Forget
-Ways to Live Forever


Nonfiction
-Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts
-I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
-The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

Sci-Fi
-Nerve

These are not all the books that I read; they are just a choice few that I liked from each genre.

I also have to say that this year has been hectic. I've done a lot. I started four blogs, a Fanfiction account, have done over 40 hours of community service, knit for charity, done a school play, am dong a school musical, and kept up with Goodreads and all of my friends and family. I also have gotten straight A's and studied a lot, and wrote more of my novel, so this has been amazing! One day I hope to be a Goodreads author, too!

Please view my blogs:

www.iread2016.blogspot.com
www.iwrite2016.blogspot.com
www.irandom2016.blogspot.com
www.gameview2016.blogspot.com

And my Fanfiction:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12275284...
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12300479...

If I had to choose my Top 10 Favorite Books for You Guys to Read, it would be...

(OOH THIS IS HARD)

1. Pride and Prejudice
2. I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
3. Every Last Word
4. Time Between Us
5. The Twilight Saga
6. Emily of New Moon
7. Out of My Mind
8. The Fault in Our Stars
9. Keeper of the Lost Cities
10. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Hope you enjoyed reading this, and have a great 2017! READ A LOT.

Thanks!

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