 I struggled to get into this at first, but there were some surprising twists and turns which captivated me. This was balanced by the long descriptions and musing which belong to an older world, which I must admit I occasionally skipped over. For example when Dorian develops an interest in art, tapestry etc, I found the detail too much for me. Throughout the book, the descriptive language is incredible. I loved some of it, more often than not brief examples shouted out to me and I sat back and tho I struggled to get into this at first, but there were some surprising twists and turns which captivated me. This was balanced by the long descriptions and musing which belong to an older world, which I must admit I occasionally skipped over. For example when Dorian develops an interest in art, tapestry etc, I found the detail too much for me. Throughout the book, the descriptive language is incredible. I loved some of it, more often than not brief examples shouted out to me and I sat back and tho