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“Ironic how closely this text mirrored the life of Oscar Wilde - especially as it was written before much of it occurred. It was a somewhat disturbing read, however so many of Wilde's phrases are like eating literary honey that it was a delightful disturbance.
The visual glimpse into the soul of a man, witnessing (first-hand, as it were) evidence of the consequences of his choices, left me quite sombre and reflective. Similar to Stevenson's 'Jekyll and Hyde' each choice gradually made him the person he was, until the soul Dorian had self-moulded was, in itself, the tragedy.
A book filled with sobering messages, gothic chills, witty prose, and beautiful musical, artistic and literary allusions.”
