tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post5365664235231317260..comments2008-03-06T22:09:59.374-08:00Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-86347710882597330952008-03-06T22:09:00.000-08:002008-03-06T22:09:00.000-08:00Loki - Thanks for visiting! I know quite a few people who loved this one, so I know I'm in the minority. I am glad I read it at least. :-)Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-16444547495016972032008-03-05T13:02:00.000-08:002008-03-05T13:02:00.000-08:00But dude!! This is my favourite book EVER!!! :( lolLoki ;http://www.blogger.com/profile/00181881863591501711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-31189434658673549102007-11-18T16:47:00.000-08:002007-11-18T16:47:00.000-08:00Thanks, Callista.Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-3663711977816422442007-11-18T11:13:00.000-08:002007-11-18T11:13:00.000-08:00Wow that's an old book! I've added it to the Book to Movie listing.Callistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013633281843747712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-68910489483091048422007-10-10T20:30:00.000-07:002007-10-10T20:30:00.000-07:00Thank you for stopping by, Rybu! Really, I think that was one of the things that would have made the book better for me--a fuller and more complete picture of Dorian and his actions earlier on. So much was eluded to and yet so little shared until the last third of the book (which I liked quite a bit). <BR/><BR/>I was half hoping Vane would take Dorian out, I admit. :-) And so when Dorian discovered who the dead man was, I was a little disappointed. Still, I can't imagine it happening any other way than it did. It was a great scene in the book.Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-65141295922730940342007-10-10T06:35:00.000-07:002007-10-10T06:35:00.000-07:00As I was reading I knew I remembered the character from somewhere, after I was done I noticed that it was from the League of Extraordinary Gentleman. He was a perfect character for that type of movie. <BR/><BR/>I wanted more descriptions of his devious actions although those included were quite nice. <BR/><BR/>I loved how excited he got when he discovered the body was in fact Vane's and he only had one more thing to fear.Rybuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00021755403005258279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-53959007692023004762007-09-29T07:53:00.000-07:002007-09-29T07:53:00.000-07:00Framed - And it will be impossible to get to all the ones we'd like to read in our lifetime, no doubt. :-)Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-25674381729020582372007-09-29T05:15:00.000-07:002007-09-29T05:15:00.000-07:00I've never been particularly interested in reading this so I'm glad your review did compel me to change my mind. There's too many other books left to get to.Framedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-37334314849446876852007-09-25T15:28:00.000-07:002007-09-25T15:28:00.000-07:00Karen - I quite enjoyed the play by him I did see. He certainly was very talented and has had a lasting impact on the art of literature. <BR/><BR/>Andi - It is a short one and so maybe that will help motivate you to pick it up one day. :-)<BR/><BR/>Rhinoa - Thanks for the recommendation. I will definitely check out his short stories.<BR/><BR/>Violetlady - I have the movie in my netflix queue. :-)Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-63565769095131255212007-09-25T07:26:00.000-07:002007-09-25T07:26:00.000-07:00"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is a classic b/w movie also. I saw it many years ago and it terrified me!! That portrait of him---yuch! But, after reading your review I will read the novel. If you haven't seen the old movie, you should take a look -- especially after your review of the book.violetladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029256237420904005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-15474437355018220472007-09-25T06:34:00.000-07:002007-09-25T06:34:00.000-07:00I hope to get around to this some time next year hopefully. I really like his fairy tales in particular The Happy Prince. Sorry you didn't like this so much, but do try his short stories.Rhinoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653101609312700765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-87082264041199349452007-09-25T05:42:00.000-07:002007-09-25T05:42:00.000-07:00Sorry to hear that you didn't like this one! I have it on my TBR and will probably get around to it someday, but for some reason I've never been in much of a hurry. lolAndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-55277634356825679802007-09-24T17:05:00.000-07:002007-09-24T17:05:00.000-07:00Oscar Wilde's strength was in his plays, so it's not a surprise that this book might not have had the same magic.<BR/><BR/>It's funny, though: Tony Bourdain the chef did an episode of No Reservations on the Travel Channel in Paris, and he stayed in the same room that Oscar Wilde died in.Karen Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-30813993859913383182007-09-24T07:19:00.000-07:002007-09-24T07:19:00.000-07:00CJ - LOL I bet it was done on purpose to remind viewers that he was not aging. Some of the make-up and special effects back then are quite hilarious by today's standards, weren't they?Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-35974093672476396212007-09-24T03:07:00.000-07:002007-09-24T03:07:00.000-07:00I recently saw a bit of the movie on AMC (I think). The actor who played Dorian gave me the creeps so I didn't watch much. He looked... fake? Like his face was made of wax or something. It was truly strange.<BR/><BR/>Either that or I'd had one too many...<BR/><BR/>cjhcjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798965643027904154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-79845387164687049272007-09-23T21:17:00.000-07:002007-09-23T21:17:00.000-07:00raidergirl - Yes, I think so too. The story itself was very promising, but it was trapped by everything else. <BR/><BR/>Ladytink - I really liked the concept of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. :-)Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-89351387090886631192007-09-23T13:00:00.000-07:002007-09-23T13:00:00.000-07:00I liked the characters more than the movie too. I always meant to read this book when I was going through the classics but never got around to it.Ladytink_534http://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-18540169293403503432007-09-23T12:59:00.000-07:002007-09-23T12:59:00.000-07:00I'm with you on this one. I'm glad I read it, but the idea was better than the actual reading of it. Too much philosophizing, too much wittiness. In theory, it should be great.raidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-14497518033588309772007-09-23T10:50:00.000-07:002007-09-23T10:50:00.000-07:00Tanabata - No, I haven't seen the film, "Wilde". I'll have to see if Netflix has it. :-)<BR/><BR/>Jaimie - Thank you so much! I've read some Victorian writing in the past and really enjoyed it (Jane Eyre is one of my favorite novels). I really wanted to like Oscar Wilde's novel, but I think the writing distracted me from the actual story in this instance. I agree, it would definitely make a great thriller if written today.Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-1076835349028040802007-09-23T10:18:00.000-07:002007-09-23T10:18:00.000-07:00Victorian writing is often full of flowery phrases and overblown descriptions which be quite tiresome to read. Characters are simplified good/evil with no in between. But underneath all that silliness is a very original morality play that would be quite the thriller if written today. Too bad. Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I admire your reviews very much. Hope you have a wonderful day!Jaimiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15984305420691237277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-18060778700546640232007-09-23T09:57:00.000-07:002007-09-23T09:57:00.000-07:00I read it 2 or 3 years ago and I wasn't too thrilled with it either. I'm glad to have read it because Dorian Gray is referred to so often but meh! Have you seen the film, 'Wilde'? I found it much more intriguing than his book. ;Ptanabatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-12958757316328564152007-09-23T09:55:00.000-07:002007-09-23T09:55:00.000-07:00I figure I probably will be in the minority in regards to this book, Stephanie. I do think that his writing was witty and eloquent, as you described it, but I felt it was overdone, which was a big turn off for me.Literary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-24233010307702324072007-09-23T09:47:00.000-07:002007-09-23T09:47:00.000-07:00Wow. I'm sorry you didn't like this. I'm in the category of just loving Oscar Wilde. I've read his plays, but I thought Dorain Gray was wonderful. So witty and eloquent. <BR/><BR/>Everyone has their own tastes though!!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.com