The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is our October choice
Online book review:
The Picture of Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's only known novel. The work first appeared in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890, and it was revised and published as a novel the following year. The work was considered scandalous and immoral when it first appeared, but it was really a way for Wilde to write about his philosophy of art.
quotes from the book:
•"The ugly and the stupid have the best of it in this world. They can sit at their ease and gape at the play."
- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Ch. 1
•"You are a wonderful creation. You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know."
- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Ch. 2
•"Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different."
- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Ch. 3
•"There were moments when he looked on evil simply as a mode through which he could realise his conception of the beautiful."
- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Ch. 11
Betsy once again hosted our holiday cookie exchange and book group at her festive and elegant home. We all enjoyed the soup, salad, beverages and a plethora of cookies and treats. Much book talk, what we read this year, likes and dislike and what we'd like to read next year. It was a wonderful way to welcome the holiday season and say good-bye to yet another year.
We really enjoyed the language of this book and the tea sandwiches and other treats were also a delight.