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emselilly's review against another edition
4.0
At first I struggled to get into this book. I found the characters annoying and I didn't enjoy how the story was being told. But I had this book with me on holiday so I had to finish it and I'm glad I stuck with it because I ended up really getting into it! And lucky I was on holiday with people who knew the book and gave me interesting context for it (especially Lauren was the perfect person to explain the book to me seeing as she is getting a quote from it as a tattoo some day haha). Anyway by the end I loved the story, really enjoyed the philosophy and am very glad I have read it!
michinio's review against another edition
2.0
შეიძლება იმაზე გაცილებით გვიან წავიკითხე, ვიდრე ზოგადად იკითხება ეს წიგნი (აეროპორტში დიდი ხანი რომ უნდა იყო და უცებ წიგნის მაღაზია რომ შეგხვდება და გახარებული რო შევარდები და რამეს რომ ნახავ, რაც იცი და და წაკითხული არ გაქვს - ეგ შემთხვევაა).
ხოდა, საერთოდ ვერ გავიგე რა მუღამი აქვს - ვერც იდეა დავამუღამე, ვერც შესრულება, ვერც ფორმა და ვერც შინაარსი. რაღაცნაირი ხელოვნურია, თეატრალური. ალბათ მაგაშია ჩემი მთავარი პრობლემა, რომ თეატრი არ მომწონს - ეს ჰიპერბოლიზებული აღწერები, ფსევდო-მაღალფარდოვანიპრიმიტიული მიამიტური დიალოგები, არარეალური სიტუაციები და უტრირებული გრძნობები.
თუმცა, ნამდვილი მწერალი როა - ეგეც კი ჩანს. იქნებ სხვა რამე აქვს უფრო დასტოინი, ა?
ხოდა, საერთოდ ვერ გავიგე რა მუღამი აქვს - ვერც იდეა დავამუღამე, ვერც შესრულება, ვერც ფორმა და ვერც შინაარსი. რაღაცნაირი ხელოვნურია, თეატრალური. ალბათ მაგაშია ჩემი მთავარი პრობლემა, რომ თეატრი არ მომწონს - ეს ჰიპერბოლიზებული აღწერები, ფსევდო-მაღალფარდოვანი
თუმცა, ნამდვილი მწერალი როა - ეგეც კი ჩანს. იქნებ სხვა რამე აქვს უფრო დასტოინი, ა?
vossibaer's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
3.75
wallpaper_jane's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 but Goodreads doesn’t have that option! Beautiful writing, and interesting commentary. Didn’t find the story as engaging as I thought I would, though!
shangrila's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
4.75
groovygherkin's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
peachypqstry's review against another edition
3.0
I can't even begin to describe this book, mainly because I don't think that there are meaningful enough words to describe it.
I'll admit that most of the time I couldn't really understand what I was reading and had to go over it twice or three times to fully grasp the concept.
The book is so rich in words, descriptions and thoughts that it made me feel as of I was bathing in knowledge that was right in front of me and yet still too far to grab it.
I loved it. Well, most of it (yes, I'm looking at you, Chapter 11).
I think the best part is that the ending was so well written, that even though I sort of knew what was coming, it still shocked me.
3.5/5, sort of leaning towards 4.
I'll admit that most of the time I couldn't really understand what I was reading and had to go over it twice or three times to fully grasp the concept.
The book is so rich in words, descriptions and thoughts that it made me feel as of I was bathing in knowledge that was right in front of me and yet still too far to grab it.
I loved it. Well, most of it (yes, I'm looking at you, Chapter 11).
I think the best part is that the ending was so well written, that even though I sort of knew what was coming, it still shocked me.
3.5/5, sort of leaning towards 4.
phoenix2's review against another edition
3.0
Dorian Gray is an interesting story for the vanity of youth and the lengths one will take to be young forever. One thing that is for certain is that the writing is excellent. It reminds me of poetry, with the lyricism, the beautiful description of everything and the whole book looking like a work of art rather than a novel. The story itself it's entertaining and it is nice to read how Dorian changed from the naive teenager to the man who created his own fall. As for the pace, it was kind of tiring at times but it quickly picked up afterwards.
christmaskid's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
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
5.0