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Book Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray (Barnes Noble Classics Series) (BN Classics Trade Paper)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Barnes  Noble Classics Series) (BN Classics Trade Paper)
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Helpful Score: 5


The first half of this book is tedious. Wilde's uses these long monologues to establish characterization which get a bit tiresome. But stick with it. I read the second half in 1 night because it was such a page turner. All the sin that the painting depicts of Dorian is never revealed but we get a sense of how the picture became so grotesque in the second half. I won't give it away but I assure you, if you can slog through the first half the second is that much more rewarding.