Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Obraz Doriana Graye by Oscar Wilde

384 reviews

honeyvoiced's review against another edition

dark

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny and Antisemitism

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

adelekittey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

2.0

Boooooringgggg

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Antisemitism

buud_w0rm's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Honestly one of the best ending to a classical book I’ve seen this far. Very poetic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Misogyny

rrenreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• 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

4.25

lord henry (derogatary)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder

snackattackisback69's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I love this book and it's exploration of morality. Not many classics I've read have managed to grip me as much as this story did. I would have loved to have seen more of the corrupt and self destructive behaviours exhibited by Dorian but with the censorship of the time it wouldn't have been possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting

writing_on_my_own's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

I loved this. I don’t read a lot of classics, but this was fantastic. It was dark and gritty and challenging, and yet the prose was easy to understand. 

The hardest thing about this book I think is the paragraphs on paragraphs of dense philosophy. So if you are alright with that you will enjoy this book.

This symbolism and themes of mortality and sin and beauty were so wonderfully explored, it was so darkly beautiful. It was peak gothic, and I can’t wait to read more of the Gothic period. 

All the characters were wonderfully flawed and awful, Dorian was such a compelling character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Classism

Moderate: Racism and Antisemitism

marthadude'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

stefo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

iscid Certainly not "the perfect book", but a very good read.
The story was easy to follow and the fast pace was pretty enjoyable. I personally had a problem with some of Harry's ramblings as they became a bit annoying after the first act. Chapter 11 was also entirely dreadful, incredibly tedious...
Overall, I can say that I finally understand why people recommend this to newer readers, its certainly a very good introduction to classics. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny and Grief

jai_ls's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury