StoryDragon reviewed The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Wordsworth classics)
Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray
4 stars
The Picture of Dorian Gray contains several amounts of humour and paradoxes. I quite liked reading it.
231 pages
English language
Published June 30, 2011 by [CreateSpace].
An exquisitely beautiful young man in Victorian England retains his youthful and innocent appearance over the years while his portrait reflects both his age and evil soul as he pursues a life of decadence and corruption.
The Picture of Dorian Gray contains several amounts of humour and paradoxes. I quite liked reading it.
Originally I was listening to a LibreVox version, but since there are a lot of dialogues, it was difficult for me to keep tabs on who’s speaking if without good dramatisation, and I got confused all the time as to who’s said what, so I joined the audible membership.
Russell’s dramatisation is ingeniously done and is I think by far the best one. Each character a distinct tone, accent and rhythm.