I read this book in about 6 hours. Which just goes to show how much I thought of it. While I was reading it, I was thinking, "Ok, why did he have to put in 50 pages of the things that Dorian bought?" I was waiting to see if it was like "League of Extraordinary Gentleman", where he was cursed to not be able to see his own portrait. Sadly, I was disappointed in that respect. By the time I had finished reading it, I was thinking, "Ummmm, that was weird". But then it happened. I couldn't get that dumb book out of my head! I'll explain why: The concept is something that's so fascinating that I was trying to apply it to my life. Basically Dorian wishes that his portrait could age for him. He was very innocent and untainted from the world when he said this, and so that is how he stayed. However, his portrait aged for him. It didn't just age naturally, it showed his true self. He began committing crimes because he knew he could get away with it. Nobody believed that someone with a face like that could do anything wrong. However, his portrait knew. And it showed it.
So do I recommend it? Only if you want to stay up wondering what your portrait would look like.
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