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The Razor's Edge was a GREAT read. It reminded me of The Picture of Dorian Gray in some ways. The character Dorian Gray is a lot like Larry in The Razor's Edge: they're both young, attractive men with no family, of middling social status - charming, charismatic, peculiar. Both cease to age as well, but for very different reasons and in very different ways. The Picture of Dorian Gray's Lord Henry is reminiscent of The Razor's Edge's Elliot Templeton in that they're both obsessed with social status, and strive to remain relevant by being in the favors of those in certain circles and of a certain class. Both are great books that I enjoyed immensely. The book starts well and slows as it progresses. Not much of a resolution either, but it was so well written that it doesn't even matter. Even with its drifting into longueurs of mixed Eastern philosophies near the end - this book manages to succeed.

2022-10-21 05:33