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Book Review By Wendy Edwards
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Young and beautiful Dorian Gray's wish comes true. A portrait of him ages while he does not. Caught up in the pleasure of evils, he loses sight of everything valuable to him and becomes his own worst enemy.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Life of a profession:
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes
Love problems? - gay guy urges

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - France
City? Yes
City: - London - wealthy
Misc setting

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - orgies
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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