Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

208 reviews

readingwithasha's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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"What does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose...his own soul?" 

This is the fundamental question explored in Oscar Wilde's magnum opus, The Picture of Dorian Gray. In only 270 pages, Wilde creates a compelling story with enough background that the foreground is that much more electric. The characters are complicated, elusive, and perhaps most importantly, flawed.

The ending, in particular,

reminded me so much of Black Swan! The Aronofsky HAS to be inspired by this story. The constant pursuit of beauty, youth, and perfection ultimately leading to their demise. And of course at the end, when Nina thinks she's stabbing the Black Swan, she's actually stabbing herself.

The interplay between love, violence, lust, and greed is extraordinarily compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Murder

cynthia_wlms's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder

Minor: Suicide, Blood

kira_elfling's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder

readahrita's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Utterly terrifying, fabulous ending. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Classism

emmalg07's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder

reading_on_the_moon's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Suicide

ylimets's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Addiction, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

ibadella's review against another edition

3.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this book could have been an email but i guess that’s not the point

idk
i had fun but also i really did not

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism

Minor: Violence

willow1113's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Suicide, Toxic relationship

emnime's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Classism