Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

  • Started on: 2011-01-11
  • Finished on: 2011-01-11
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Horror

My second book of the year was The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I knew of this book mainly because of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (the movie). Since I love reading classics more and more I was really looking forward to reading this book.
For me it were really two main threads in the story. On the one hand you have the story of Dorian Gray and his portrait, but on the other hand you also have the thoughts about youth, beauty, art and the good life. It was a very interesting read, despite the fact that the characters weren’t very lovable. Four out of five stars.

  • Started on: 2011-01-11
  • Finished on: 2011-01-11
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Horror

My second book of the year was The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I knew of this book mainly because of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (the movie). Since I love reading classics more and more I was really looking forward to reading this book.
For me it were really two main threads in the story. On the one hand you have the story of Dorian Gray and his portrait, but on the other hand you also have the thoughts about youth, beauty, art and the good life. It was a very interesting read, despite the fact that the characters weren’t very lovable. Four out of five stars.