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October 2018 - Frankenstein: Prodigal Son
By Sarah · 5 posts · 28 views
By Sarah · 5 posts · 28 views
last updated Nov 01, 2018 08:22AM
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Nov 17, 2014
Beth
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Another book I didn't expect to like as much as I did. Dorian Grey could have been the inspiration for David Mitchell's Hugo Lamb. Or Lord Henry could have been.
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Ah, Mr. Wilde. I would like you better if you restricted your philosopy to the time you give your plot, and expanded your plot to the time you devote to philosopy. But, hey, that's just me.
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Aug 23, 2013
Nafisa Choudhury
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really liked it
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This book is a masterpiece, it's beautifully written. I can't agree with the concepts though, but that's not why I gave it four stars. I Hate Dorian Gray and the capital H is not an accident. Or maybe I love him considering the many hours I spent obsessing over his character and hating him even more. Maybe I should notch the rating up...but no, I can't. I don't love this book. I'd rather not reread it. I don't care what psychological analyses you can make about this fact, but I cannot like Doria
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Mar 12, 2018
Vanellope
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liked it
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It was weird. There were some really witty and interesting quotes that are definitely Oscar Wilde-ish but the overall story wasn't that interesting. I don't know, I just didn't get much from it, I guess. His slow descent into madness + paranoia was kind of interesting, though, and I liked the ending.
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