The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I'm rereading this, and I am still boggled by the genius of it. I know some of my students may not appreciate the unfamiliar language and stilted style, though the concept is enough to keep anyone awake at night. To imagine the appearance of a photo (or painting) of oneself distorted by evil is true horror. First, I must admit to my sins, then list them and then assign a physical manifestation of each of them. Then I must paste them together and the cumulative effect on my face will be screamingly disgusting. It makes one see the advantages to plastic surgery.
The perpetrator of atrocities in the SAW movies has nothing on the nightmares a person can create for him or herself. Enjoy!
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