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The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Ben Barnes
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
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This Penguin Classic is performed by Ben Barnes, star of the film adaptation of Dorian Gray, also known for his roles in Westworld and The Chronicles of Narnia. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Robert Mighall.
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The novel was a succès de scandale and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895. It has lost none of its power to fascinate and disturb.
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- Hayley Chizmar
- 08-12-20
Absaloute banger
I love this book. Opulent imagery,classic story and the way they talk to one another is hilarious to me.
Also, the narrators voice kind of makes me want to bang him.
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- MidnightRambler
- 05-02-20
Boring.
Love the whole concept of Dorian Gray but this audible just bored me. Maybe it was the narrator I don’t know. I had to return it for fear of boredom again.
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- Svetly Damianova
- 29-05-21
Absolutely astonishing performance
The legendary work by Oscar Wilde is one of the most remarkable portraits of all the exquisite manners, curiosity and degradation of the English society in the XIX century. Still its fascinating and wonderfuly performed by the talented Ben Barnes who once had the opportunity to portray Dorian Grey himself in the film by Oliver Parker made in 2009.
I would recommend this audio book with all my heart 📖✨
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- B
- 29-03-21
It's OK. It's just not great
Narrator had a lovely voice, but as a narrator reading parts, it was a bit flat. The story itself was good, but not gripping.. Maybe it was the way it was read.
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- Freewray
- 05-02-24
Splendid performance
It is better than the other free ones available. I think it worth the price.
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- Roxy G
- 26-03-23
Fantastic Performance
… by the Dorian Gray actor himself! Maybe there should be a mention to start from chapter 3 for those who want no spoilers and have never read Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece before, other than that, the book itself and the interpretation is simply exemplary in the voice of Ben Barnes. I just wish he read /performed more for Audible.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-02-23
Great performance
I really enjoyed listening to the story read by the actor who played Dorian Gray so well in film.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-11-22
Classic for a reason
Really enjoyable classic. This book is referenced more and more these days and after listening to it, you can see why
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- Anonymous User
- 19-09-22
Good but a weird tangent in the middle
I really loved the book. Ben Barnes is very good at the reading, sometimes he has a hard time with accents but it’s not something you notice often in my opinion. I like the story. It was very intriguing. I wish tho that we had learned more about Dorians vile actions during his life before the second part of the book. Also the long tangent in the middle about all the different things he took pleasure in learning was so long and a little boring. It didn’t further the plot in my opinion. Could have spend less time on that but more time on exploring his corruption.
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- Angela
- 21-10-20
Definitely Worth Listening To
This is the first Oscar Wilde work I have read (listened to) and I was not disappointed. His use of language and turn of phrase are wonderful.
I knew the basic premise of the story - it is so well known - but to hear/read it in full is something I would recommend to everyone with an interest in human nature.
The narrator did a good job and made this an enjoyable listen. My reason for giving four, rather than five, stars is that there could perhaps have been just a little more distinction between the voicing of the two main characters. Occasionally it wasn't clear which one was speaking.
Overall though I would definitely recommend this.
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