The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Wilde put too much of himself in it.

15 years, 2 months ago at Mar 17 3:01

GemLil

6 votes

This book is so good on so many levels. Not only is the novel a dark and interesting thriller, but Wilde weaves a moral code throughout which can’t help to change your outlook.

A portrait of a young man, 'Dorian Gray', is painted by artist 'Basil' who finds himself utterly obsessed and incaptivated by the beauty and innocence of Gray. All the while he worries he has put too much ... read more

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3 days, 5 hours ago at Jun 7 2:34

rolandito

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El retrato de Dorian Gray es la versión trucha de El Túnel, una historia de degradación moral enfocada en las consecuencias de que el nihilismo y los placeres efímeros ocupen tu vida.
Eventualmente todo te pasara por encima, lo que me parece una correcta afirmación, además de que la metáfora del cuadro aparte de soporte narrativo esta cargado de grandes alegorías que buscan darle pes... read more

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Manufacturer: Longman
Release date: 16 February 2004
ISBN-10 : 0141439572 | ISBN-13: 9780141439570

Tags: Fiction (6), Dark (3), Supernatural (3), Vanity (3), Horror (2), HC (2), Hedonism (2), 08 (2), Wilde (2), Descent (2), Madness (2), Made Into A Film (2), Gothic (2), Ireland (2), PC (2), Gothic Novel (1), 1001 Books TBR (1), Foreign Literature (1), LVAB (1)

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rolandito posted a review 3 days, 5 hours ago

“El retrato de Dorian Gray es la versión trucha de El Túnel, una historia de degradación moral enfocada en las consecuencias de que el nihilismo y los placeres efímeros ocupen tu vida.

Eventualmente todo te pasara por encima, lo que me parece una correcta afirmación, además de que la metáfora del cuadro aparte de soporte narrativo esta cargado de grandes alegorías que buscan darle peso a lo que quiere trasmitir.

Mi problema es que el resto es un choto, con personajes básicos y una trama que se hace muchas paltas y hasta llega a extremos innecesarios para tratar un mensaje que aunque correcto peca de innecesariamente largo.

Mas que ahondar entorpece, especialmente porque la gran mayoría o llega a contar como relleno o recae en los mismos puntos.
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"Written by: Oscar Wilde Published: June 20, 1890 Publisher: Lippincott's Monthly Magazine Number of Pages: 254 “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” "