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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hiatus + updates!

 hi all! 

not that anyone cares but if you've noticed, I've been on hiatus for a bit (a year) and this is very unlike me. since coming to UC Berkeley, I've realized I simply cannot handle writing comprehensive book reviews (or as comprehensive as they could be when written in 10 minutes each) but I do want to make everyone aware that I am still a reader, still reading, and still active on Goodreads. I have taken to writing short, sporadic, two sentence reviews whenever I have any strong feelings about a book but other than that, I've kind of just left some books to the side.

I hope to revamp this blog this summer and fix some things up, changing up the patterns a bit so that it's not so lengthy. Please go check out my Goodreads in the meantime!

Best,

Malayna

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