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A poet, a really great poet, is the most unpoetical of all creatures. But inferior poets are absolutely fascinating. The worse their rhymes are, the more picturesque they look. The mere fact of having published a book of second-rate sonnets makes a man quite irresistible. He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write poetry that they dare not realize.

The second of three classic books my dad got me fifteen years ago that I only just now read is The Picture of Dorian Gray. It's a good read though I could go without some of the rambly-ness. The scene with... some violence was particularly interesting, especially since it was pretty descriptive for a book from the turn of the century. And of course the ending is great.

For anyone who lives under a rock (which may be most people these days), the book is about a handsome young man who stays young while a portrait of himself becomes older and uglier as he sins throughout his life.

While I was reading this at work someone asked me what I was reading and they had never heard of the book. WTH.

Anyhoo, here I've depicted the first change in his picture: his portrait changes from having a happy smile to one of slight cruelty. Why? Well, pick up a book and read! I ain't no spoiler-er.

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Description

A poet, a really great poet, is the most unpoetical of all creatures. But inferior poets are absolutely fascinating. The worse their rhymes are, the more picturesque they look. The mere fact of having published a book of second-rate sonnets makes a man quite irresistible. He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write poetry that they dare not realize.

The second of three classic books my dad got me fifteen years ago that I only just now read is The Picture of Dorian Gray. It's a good read though I could go without some of the rambly-ness. The scene with... some violence was particularly interesting, especially since it was pretty descriptive for a book from the turn of the century. And of course the ending is great.

For anyone who lives under a rock (which may be most people these days), the book is about a handsome young man who stays young while a portrait of himself becomes older and uglier as he sins throughout his life.

While I was reading this at work someone asked me what I was reading and they had never heard of the book. WTH.

Anyhoo, here I've depicted the first change in his picture: his portrait changes from having a happy smile to one of slight cruelty. Why? Well, pick up a book and read! I ain't no spoiler-er.

More Books Read

This picture on Tumblr . Please reblog from my page. don't repost.

Or on Twitter .