The Picture of Dorian Gray

Not that interesting. I was a little disappointed because I had heard that it was a good, even weird, book from a couple of different people. I suspect now that these people haven't read many books.

I think most everyone in our culture knows what The Picture of Dorian Gray is about and how it ends, and I can comfortably say that you aren't missing much by just having the basic idea and not ever reading the actual work. Though, if for some bizarre reason you are not familiar with the story, go read it for no other reason than that it is an icon of classic literature.

(I did have a little question about it though for anyone who has studied it: Who is Lord Henry Wotton? Does he believe what he says? Is he as careless as he alludes? The author seemed to avoid giving any real details about him other than describing him as young at the start of the book then as aged at the end of the book. The rest we learn about him is through his dialogue (which never focuses on him) and through second hand opinions of other characters.)