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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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browncr3's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

3.5 stars. This book was really intriguing. I did enjoy the beautiful and poetic writing, which definitely led to the tone of the book. Chapter 11 was an unnecessary chapter, so much so that I was getting bored. I do like how the book focuses on physical appearance, the honesty and superficial tones were refreshing. But there were moments where I felt it went on longer than it should. I also felt like some of the characters were hard to relate to, but since this book was written a long time ago, I tried to overlook it. Not the best classic, but definitely not the worst.

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rory_john14's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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pinkinthemorning's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Wow... I had known about the general plot of this book for a while, but I don't know about anything else, that's why I was quite surprised to find out it was so philosophical and reflective. To be honest, right from the get-go it was already interesting to me, but then it slowed down in the middle just as it entered the conflict stage which made me bored, but thankfully it picked up again towards the end.
I found myself highlighting Henry Wotton's line every time he showed up, not because I agree with him but I find it ironic that some people in the 21st century still have the same mindset as he did in the 19th century, maybe that's why this book is a classic, it's lessons and messages are timeless and still relevant until now. And the ending was... I can't put it into words, I was so heartbroken but it didn't left me feeling empty, instead it instantly put me in a reflective mood.

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quinn24's review against another edition

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dark reflective 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

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whykay's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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schivakumaran's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

Exquisite work. Very thought provoking on morality, religion, cynicism, the decay of rich people when they have all the choice and options in world yet chose to be depraved. Very sordid tale of what only living for your own pleasure can do you. It's almost introspective where I think every human would think what would I do if there was no consequence.

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