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Oldsoul3300 · 10-24-2003, 03:37 PM

--I just recently finished reading "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
I've been a fan of Oscar Wilde's work for some time (my favorite play is "The Importance of Being Earnest"), however I had never gotten around to reading Dorian Gray, his only full-length novel.
I was somewhat intrigued by the character in the film bastardization of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," so i wanted to see how close the character was to the one on the page.
Over-all I thought it was an excellent book.
In a way, the character almost reminded me of the character of Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho (the movie, not the book. I've never read it, so I don't know how closely they adapted it.) By that, I mean how driven the character was by material posessions.
It was a fascinating story and it was written with an aire of sensuality that permeated every page.
There were a few points where I wished Wilde would get back to the story after these long, extended passages about art and tapestries. Not because they were boring, but rather because the story was so engaging.
I highly recommend the book. It's not long, but it's definitely not a light read.

angle89 · 12-08-2005, 01:35 AM

I think you should find something better to do with you time...

Pod · 12-08-2005, 08:38 PM

One amazing thing this spam bot did was actaully post in the oldest forum in this message board...I guess it takes a spam bot to post in the unpostable.

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10-24-2003, 03:37 PM	#1
Oldsoul3300 Two men enter, one man leaves. I kill man leaving & laugh. Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 229	--I just recently finished reading "The Picture of Dorian Gray." I've been a fan of Oscar Wilde's work for some time (my favorite play is "The Importance of Being Earnest"), however I had never gotten around to reading Dorian Gray, his only full-length novel. I was somewhat intrigued by the character in the film bastardization of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," so i wanted to see how close the character was to the one on the page. Over-all I thought it was an excellent book. In a way, the character almost reminded me of the character of Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho (the movie, not the book. I've never read it, so I don't know how closely they adapted it.) By that, I mean how driven the character was by material posessions. It was a fascinating story and it was written with an aire of sensuality that permeated every page. There were a few points where I wished Wilde would get back to the story after these long, extended passages about art and tapestries. Not because they were boring, but rather because the story was so engaging. I highly recommend the book. It's not long, but it's definitely not a light read.

12-08-2005, 01:35 AM	#2
angle89 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4	I think you should find something better to do with you time...

12-08-2005, 08:38 PM	#3
Pod Training to be in the Beer Brigade. Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,436	One amazing thing this spam bot did was actaully post in the oldest forum in this message board...I guess it takes a spam bot to post in the unpostable.