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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Works Cited for Images Used in August; Goodbye August; Hello September!

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-The Memory Book

 Wikipedia
-Will Grayson, Will Grayson

 Goodreads
-White Hot Kiss

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-Finale

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-The One Memory of Flora Banks

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-Starry Eyes

 Goodreads
-Kilmeny of the Orchard

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-My Life Next Door

 Goodreads
-Crank

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-Famous in Love

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-Heir of Fire

 11 books read, finished, and reviewed this month (and school started!).

Well.

How is school, you may ask?? Well, there's a lot of homework and finding time to read is probably going to get harder but I promise I will finish my reading goal of 125 by the end of the year. I have a ton of books stacked up and a lot of them are almost done. EXPECT MORE REVIEWS

Recommend books! I like to know what's new or what's your guy's favorites!

BOOK OF THE MONTH:
I kind of forgot to do these but I'm going to start now. Um, my favorite book of this month was The Memory Book (and it feels SO far away when I read it) though White Hot Kiss and My Life Next Door were definitely honorable mentions!

WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON:
Far From the Tree
If There's No Tomorrow
Looking for Alaska (I know I'm late)
Turtles All the Way Down
A Tale of Two Cities (just about done!)
Emma
Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy
Les Miserables (though this one is going to take a while!)
Go Set a Watchman
Room
Under Rose-Tainted Skies
Little Women
Queen of Shadows
**THIS BOOK WAS DEFINITELY BE ADDED TO BUT THESE ARE THE BOOKS I WANT TO READ**

TV SHOWS YOU SHOULD WATCH:
(I don't know, I thought it would be fun to recommend different things for you!)
Riverdale
The Vampire Diaries
Famous in Love
Glee (I know it's old but it's good!)
13 Reasons Why (regretfully, I haven't finished it)

NETFLIX MOVIES YOU SHOULD WATCH:
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (I CANNOT BELIEVE IT CAME OUT OMG IT WAS SO GOOD YOU HAVE TO GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW AND CAN WE TAKE A MOMENT AND PAUSE TO APPRECIATE NOAH CENTINEO)
The Kissing Booth

 MUSIC YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO:
Youngblood (5 SECONDS OF SUMMER <3)
8 Letters (IT CAME OUT TODAY AND IT IS SO GOOD)
"Eastside" (Halsey & Khalid, what more could you ask for!)

 So yeah! I hope you all had a great month! TIP OF THE MONTH: STUDY HARD

GOODBYE AUGUST :( BUT HELLO SEPTEMBER!

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