Reviews

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

artsycandy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

ekellek's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

weirder_the_better's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

hannahj16's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.5

blairmahoney's review against another edition

5.0

Finally got around to reading this. It's quite brilliant in all sorts of ways, not least for the way Wilde's prose contributes to the decadent atmosphere. Interesting to see so many of the aphorisms in Wilde's plays have their origin here (he was a self-plagiariser), as in "her hair turned quite gold with grief" which he uses again in The Importance of Being Earnest. Lord Henry Wotton is obviously the model for Algernon in that play as well.

elvispelvis's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.5

oneoftheaudience's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

whimsicalscribbler's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-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

5.0

Brilliantly written. Simply stunning. Also devastating. 

avent1ne's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

nicky24's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0