It’s probably a bad thing that I saw a lot of myself in “The picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde. Not to say that I evilly go about trying to ruin people’s souls. I also don’t have a scary portrait of myself hidden away. Plus, unlike Dorian Gray, I have my own opinions. Lord Henry Wotton was supposed to be the bad guy & his ideas were probably quite novel when written, but now they are pretty much common thinking. Ok, so I am nothing like this book, I was just trying to find something to write about it. This book was a solid 6 on a scale from 1-10. That score is so high mostly because I was expecting it to be scary (I don’t like scary books), & it wasn’t. That was really the highest point of the book “non scary”. The moral is “be careful what you wish for”. There I just saved you 204 pages. Thank me later. I would be interested in anyone else’s thoughts on this book. To join Rory’s book club just go to the official link in the sidebar & choose a book you would like to read.
Sunday, 5. November 2006
I read it a really long time ago. I wasn’t particularly moved by it, that’s all I can remember.
Monday, 6. November 2006
Thanks for saving me the time and effort…I’m still working up the gumption to take on the poetry from the last review
You’re doing your fellow Gilmore Girls fans a valuable service with this blog!
Friday, 22. December 2006
I. Loved. This. Book. The ideas and theories, and absolutle insanities were entertainment enough regardless of the actual storyline. I am offended for Oscar Wilde that you actually said, “The moral is ‘be careful what you wish for,’ there I just saved you 204 pages.” That’s a little harsh of me; I realize everyone has their own opinions but mine is that you should give it another try. After all Richard Gilmore quotes that to really read a book, you must read it three times.
Wednesday, 17. January 2007
i also loved this book, I have actually reccommended it to many people. I think that no one should skip reading this book because you have pointed out the moral of the story.