This book is called "The Picture of Dorian Gray" for the character, Dorian Gray, and his portrait, which are the subject of the book's plot. It is a story of corruption, how a man's love for himself and his appearance come to ruin his life. The book is written by the English author Oscar Wilde, apparently the only novel he ever wrote. The story is set in 19th century England. The main character in the …showed first 75 words of 1272 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1272 total…rip in the painting, but the knife he stabbed it with is in his chest. This book was extremely impressive. I have never read a novel as deep as this one, and I find it hard to believe that this is Oscar Wilde's only novel. He did an excellent job of building the characters and plot. Most of the time, I felt as though I was witnessing the events in the book as they happened.