A review by joyceandbooks
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

3.0

The one thing that held me back was the prose. I’m sure many consider it elegant and artful, but Wilde’s writing style, with its flowery words and long-winded sentences, was too ornate for me. I also never cared much for the dialogue. I know people find Henry Wotton clever, but he was just a contrarian who never lived up to his ideals. Nevertheless I’m glad I pushed through, because the plot was fascinating enough. Dorian Gray’s plunge towards hedonism and moral degredation was interesting despite lacking depth.