A review by kayliec735
The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde

3.0

I seriously don't understand why everyone loves this book to death. It's good but not that good. It still hurts my brain to think about because Wilde was an aesthete but there's themes of both aestheticism and Victorian morals, which is the point, but what is THE point, you know? Oscar Wilde BLEEDS through this book, he is so obviously present in each and every page. The conversations, Gothic-ness, homosexuality, every single line being quotable. You can tell right from the preface that it's gonna be confusing and annoying, and it is. Anyway, this was my first log book. So much to talk about, very analyze-able, great characters and an interesting plot. It's just that the sheer amount of contradictory, mind-numbing thoughts conveyed through either Henry or Basil or whatever conversation Wilde created made it so nothing stuck out, it was ALL a mess of striking truths, so nothing really STRUCK. Overall solid book, very true to its time and author. I would like to read the uncensored version.