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I did not see this coming at all! Basil murdered so callously by Dorian! He truly has become a monster. I couldn't put these chapters down, particularly chapter 13. The atmosphere that Wilde creates is so very creepy and gothic - the wind rattling the windows as they ascend the stairs to look at the portrait, Dorian's cruelty and sudden violent rage. The violence that he inflicts upon Basil is really quite graphic! I found his calmness afterwards to be so chilling and the way he thinks of poor Basil as a 'thing'. I am also intrigued by his blackmailing of Alan - what was in that note? Will we find out? I don't suppose it has any bearing on the plot, but I'm so nosy! 😂

I anticipated already at the end of chapter XI that Dorian sooner or later would commit a murder. He is so fascinated by the last chapters of the'wonderful novel', which deal with death and blood and murder, so I thought he would not be at rest before he himself had made the experience.
But I didn't expect it so soon and I didn't expect that it would happen in rage and even less that Basil would be the victim.

So shocking! I was surprised, great twist.

Gaby wrote: "I anticipated already at the end of chapter XI that Dorian sooner or later would commit a murder. He is so fascinated by the last chapters of the'wonderful novel', which deal with death and blood a..."
Poor Basil! And it was so graphic!