I'm reading The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton and Gabriel García Márquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude. Still struggling to get through Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles, though...

Hey Suzanne, thanks for the link! I would have replied earlier but I've been in London for the past week, so I haven't had access to a computer for a while. I do think it's fascinating just in how many ways the book can be explained. I think the book is magnificent, one of the most magnificent I've ...

I am terribly sorry to join the discussion this late, but I wonder what the prologue has to do with the story. Perhaps it has something to do with Hallward (the final two sentences: Hallward admires the useless thing he made intensely) or with Wilde's aesthetism... Can anyone explain it to me? Also,...

Hi, I'm Charlotte from The Netherlands. I am an avid reader and I mostly read in English, as I find the language so beautiful. I'm studying English as well, hoping to get my CPE (Certificate in Proficiency in English) next year! I enjoy reading all kinds of books, ranging from Little Women to Daniel...