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24 alternatives to The Picture of Dorian Gray

Man sinks into crime & sex but stays perpetually young.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Picture of Dorian Gray launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Evil by Design▲68

   Like Nir Eyal's "Hooked" but with more pictures, and evil.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Purity▲64

   A grand story of youthful idealism, extreme fidelity +murder

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Binary Star▲65

   A moving tale of an anorexic and her alcoholic bf

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Ice Man▲80

   Confessions of a Mafia contract killer

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Killing Johnny Fry▲70

   A sexistential novel

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero▲66

   A high-stakes drama full of murder, madness, & tyranny

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Abomination▲59

   "Game of Thrones by way of H.P. Lovecraft"

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Grey▲60

   "Fifty Shades of Grey" as told by Christian

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Da Vinci Curse▲74

   Life Design for People With Too Many Interests and Talents

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    The End of Mr. Y▲53

    A conscious tale of time-travel on a different scale.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Beautiful/Anonymous - The Illustrator▲57

    The tension between fine art and commerce

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Memory Man▲55

    A man w perfect memory must solve his family's murder

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Outsiders▲74

    Coming of age novel about a 14-year-old boy.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Count of Monte Cristo▲69

    "On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Esquire Classic - The falling man by Tom Junod▲57

    Revisiting the most read Esquire story of all time

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Breached!▲60

    A Cautionary Tale of Cybersecurity and Intrigue

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Your Brain on Porn▲65

    Internet porn and emerging science of addiction.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Drunkard's Walk▲56

    How randomness rules our lives

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lexicon▲55

    Great modern SF thriller about the power of words.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream ▲56

    The extraordinary inside story of an American icon

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Infinite Lives▲61

    A serial killer and a policeman lay traps for each other!

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Playboy of the Western World▲53

    TL;DR- A play about a son killing his father.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hesitation Wounds: A Novel▲57

    A novel that will sink deep and remain

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →