This book continues to be just a transcendental experience at every read. 

Thus was my first time reading it in English, and the first in a while too, so I wasn’t able to spot the bits that were changed from this draft to the official one that was published. I can’t say the homoerotic parts that were supposed to be more prominent here were as explicit as I expected, but still, there is such intense tension between Dorian and any other male character who’s even just remotely mentioned. 

Much as in the mainstream version, the writing is absolutely superb and inebriating throughout. The slow corruption of the young Dorian Gray is so wonderful to read. I also had a much better appreciation of the section discussing Dorian’s obsession with Against Nature having read the latter. I just love the style so much.

And the content is no lesser, I mean I’m probably repeating my old review but the way this is a mixture between a confession, a cautionary tale and the depiction of a dream life. Escapism above all. Wish Oscar Wilde had written more novels.