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timmytunter's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Death, and Murder
emmie345's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Blood, Murder, Death, and Body horror
Minor: Suicide
dawidgelert's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder
lucy_fabulous's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It’s a great book. Fascinating plot, pokes fun at society (who doesn’t want that?!), funny at points, and really thought provoking. My only issue is that there is quite a lot of filler, slowing it down a fair bit. This can make it a bit challenging, but I’d say it’s worth a read.
Graphic: Murder, Death, Suicide, and Gore
Moderate: Classism
komiification's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is one of the first classic books I've read in a while, so some of the writing went over my head. BUT I would still highly recommend it for beginners of classics, beautiful prose and a attention-grabbing plot. Could see this being 5 stars on a re-read or studying up a detailed analysis on it.
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
jess_garner's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Murder
rammy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Quite good. Quite gay.
Moderate: Murder
crock_potiii's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Despite being so short and one chapter being particularly boring (just one, literally) it was a fantastic read. It really was a point A to point B book about people being people. I could compare it to Bojack Horseman or the Great Gatsby with how characters are presented. No one is perfect, far from it. And the MC, Dorian goes through this... character decay. Instead of character growth where he become someone better, strangers, and beautiful on the inside or whatever, he goes through such a harsh corruption it's insane when looking back.
TLDR; All I really got say is: if I was in a room with Dorian and Henry and had a gun with two bullets in it, I'd shoot Henry twice.
TLDR; All I really got say is: if I was in a room with Dorian and Henry and had a gun with two bullets in it, I'd shoot Henry twice.
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Suicide
em_h_ma's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Basil is enamoured with Dorian Gray and decides to paint his portrait while the young man is discussing with a friend named Henry. Henry insists on the importance of staying young and handsome. Gray is shaken and wishes for the portrait to grow old instead of him. Not changing in appearance, Gray decides to let go of Morales and do everything he wishes, even if that means killing someone . I thought I knew the story just from having heard of it but I truly didn't. How disappointed I was to finally read this book. The plot was so slow, the actions so predictable. I guess it is a good metaphor, Henry being the devil himself, but I didn't enjoy it and wouldn't recommend reading it for your pleasure only.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Antisemitism
tamzy6's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
One of the best classics I've read and the themes are still very relevant. I also can't unsee Sarah Snook's as all 26 characters because I was fortunate enough to be able to watch her adaptation of the play (which is deserving of a separate review) and I picked up this book around the same time.
Moderate: Murder