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

dark emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

babe dorian if you need something to combat youth, in the modern day you just need a good sunscreen! no need for a whole portrait from basil who offered you unrequited love, no years of corruption by lord henry told in an extraneous chapter of luxury disguised as culture, no
Spoilermurders
, no crime coverups. just a good spf50 pa++++ reef-safe sunscreen with some retinol or vitamin c and you'll have a guiltless young face.

this book is a nice read if you want to let go of the obsessions to  youthfulness and vanity. also nostalgia maybe. 

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