Okay so I'm going to start by saying that I understand the cultural impact this book had and appreciate it for that, but wow it was boring. I've always loved the concept of The Picture of Dorian Gray, and in other works enjoyed its use. However, this book was not for me, I didn't enjoy all the long monologues, the blatant misogyny, and I was just always waiting for something to happen, don't get me wrong though I've loved books which are just character studies before, but this book just didn't have what I was hoping for. I'm maybe going to give it a few years and try again as I really wanted to like it, but for now it's just 2.5 stars for me and that's mostly due to its cultural impact.