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

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WOW I actually read a bit more this month! Because of quarantine, I'm stuck at home to do nothing.

I've read basically every book in my house and I've started to read ebooks via my phone's Kindle app.

And some of these books were actually really good!

Regretfully, my new works cited has a lot of formatting issues so they are in alphabetical order, not in the order I read the books.

BOOK OF THE MONTH: American Royals
HONORABLE MENTION: The Song of Achilles

WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON:
Before
Keeper of the Lost Cities: Legacies
This is Where it Ends
Wuthering Heights

MUSIC/MOVIES/TV:

stream the CALM album from 5SOS!
I've lately gotten obsessed with an artist called Jutes and his music is SOO good.
New Hope Club is actually really good.

songs of may 2020

WATCH CALL ME BY YOUR NAME! I rewatched it for the third time and it was so good!
Watch LADY BIRD! It's an extremely good movie

In terms of TV shows, watch Never Have I Ever! It's short, quirky, and has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes for a reason!

I'm watching Shameless right now and I'm on season 8 and it's definitely one of my favorite shows.

Outer Banks is good too! I've also been rewatching The Vampire Diaries and it's so good!

Recommend some good books! I'll try to read more next month!

Stay safe and self-quarantine!!!

Goodbye April, Hello May!!












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