The Picture of Dorian Gray Written by Oscar Wilde Originally published in 1890 ~170 pages Rate 4/5 It's been a few years since I read a book from the 1800s. I can't say that I enjoyed The Picture of Dorian Gray the whole time I was reading it. There was a few chapters in the book that I got bored with, namely when Dorian is talking about a book he feels poisoned him. Every other scene in the book was interesting. Overall, the book made me contemplate how we view beauty and women. Regarding beauty, the whole book was about how looks can kill (pun-intended)! As a society we have deemed beauty to be far more superior than brains even though both can fade away as we age. We are so consumed with looking beautiful and gaining attraction rather than learning who we are. Nothing has changed since the 1800s in that regard. Regarding women, Dorian and Henry had many conversations about their thoughts on women. In one conversation they state "no woman is a genius," in another ...
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