The Picture of Dorian Grey

I've always been curious about this book. Now I know why I know so little about it. It's complicated to explain! I think this book would have to be studied, as well as the author, to understand its deeper meanings.

After trying to read it, I realized that it was going to take way too long. The style and period are so unique that I felt like I had to concentrate on every line. So I switched to the audiobook.

There is no clear-cut way to give an opinion. I liked and felt sorry for the painter. I hated Lord Henry through and through and never understood why people liked him so much, while at the same time knowing too well that there are people today just like him. I liked, then hated, then pitied Dorian.

I don't know why, but I couldn't stop listening to it. Though I don't know why I liked it, I feel compelled to listen to it again.

One man is killed very brutally by repeated stabbing. But it was written very matter-of-fact, like the rest of the book. So though, you know it's gross, it somehow feels distant.