Reviews

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

jen_libros's review against another edition

3.0

Quite misogynistic and slow but the ending was good and a lot of philosophical things to annotate.

howtobebooks's review against another edition

4.0

There is no true horror than the horror humans create themselves. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a classic tale of hubris and vanity, and the sins that associate themselves with such. Oscar Wilde's macabre style is fascinating for its time, and the idea that the painting is a representation of his Gray's own soul is intelligent. The only downside to this reading was the narrator who made hardly any differentiation between the voices, so at points made it difficult to follow the characters. His voice was also quite monotonous.

phoebe912's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

jenny222's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

tilyaana_h34's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

thebookgem's review against another edition

5.0

Henry you would have loved Twitter and Dorian you wouldn't even have to sell your soul for some lip fillers.

ellacaulfield22's review against another edition

1.0

I wanted to like Oscar Wilde but I hated Dorian. Just detested him.. And the writing was overly descriptive and flowery. I feel like the only redeeming element of the story was the plot but it disappeared within paragraphs that seemed so pointless to me

cinythia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

purrgator1's review against another edition

3.0

cool but i was really bored most of the time

jayrbradley's review against another edition

4.0

A banger novel. Wilde has a great way of writing monologues and exploring thoughts about others through dialogue. Very twilight zone in the best way. Fun anti-hedonistic classic with a dash of subversive romance