Simple Questions: September 22, 2026

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Welcome readers,

Have you ever wanted to ask something but you didn't feel like it deserved its own post but it isn't covered by one of our other scheduled posts? Allow us to introduce you to our new Simple Questions thread! Twice a week, every Tuesday and Saturday, a new Simple Questions thread will be posted for you to ask anything you'd like. And please look for other questions in this thread that you could also answer! A reminder that this is not the thread to ask for book recommendations. All book recommendations should be asked in /r/suggestmeabook or our Weekly Recommendation Thread.

Thank you and enjoy!

[u/YakSlothLemon → u/[deleted]]

First off, get the Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray which was discovered in 2013 and published by Harvard University press, it is so much better than the traditional censored version.

And it’s not a big reveal in the story at the end, what the portrait can do. Gray figures it out very quickly. That’s what the book is about- whether what he then chooses to do is because of the portrait, or is the fault in him?

Frankenstein – you probably don’t actually know the plot, you just think you do, unless you’ve seen a really faithful movie adaptation.

Dracula – epistolary novel, it is so much fun to read! Who doesn’t like reading someone else’s diary?

As someone else said, it’s the journey, not the destination. But then I’m someone who’s read The Shining half a dozen times and had the crap scared out of me every single time. 😏😱

[u/YakSlothLemon → u/[deleted]]

You’re welcome, enjoy!

And definitely check out the classic film version of Dorian after you read the book, they did a great job of it, especially the reveal of the portrait.