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An amazing novel, wherein wit, charm, suspense, and the fantastical intwine together. Oscar Wilde paints a vivid portrait of the decadent late 19th century upper-class life, and uses the moral-less and epigram-loving Lord Henry to mock the Victorian English society, and pronounce the new asethetism, or 'art for arts sake'. Like Stevenson's 'Dr Jekkyl and Mr Hyde', 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray' shows much insight into the human nature, and displays the on-going battle between good conscience and evil, the brain and the senses. Although claiming that 'there is no such thing as a moral or immoral book', Oscar Wilde does incorporate a sort of moral lesson into the book, perhaps that one can never escape from one's own conscience, despite Dorian's attempts to do so. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading something challenging (in the sense that it challenges the reader to think) and inspiring.<br>