1000 Books Before You Die discussion

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Read from January 07 to 11, 2017

I'm not going to lie - I just finished reading this book and it left me speechless.

This book will stay with you long after you have read it.

My 80 year old aunt led such a good life. Her soul was pure. She never lied, rarely drank and was generous - sometimes to a fault. She loved and lived with purity and grace. My aunt didn't look like she was 80 when she died. She looked about 60.

Some people argue that this book should be in the horror genre - I disagree. It is the perfect study of human behavior and how NOT to live your life

This book is not a horror story, I agree with you there. I think it is a very moral story about looking at the real person behind the outward appearance.

Your comments make this book look interesting. Years ago, I tried reading it and could not get into it. I but the book aside never intending to go back to it. Now it might have to be moved to my maybe pile.

I vaguely remember this book... I intend to read it sometime

A very clever book - though I found some of the long descriptions tedious & irrelevant. I agree that it doesn’t belong in the horror genre, even though some aspects of the story are horrifying.