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El Retrato de Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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makiba's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

m_li28's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Ya hice una reseña para la clase de lógica así q ya no le voy a echar tantas ganas aquí pero ahí les va:

La cosa es que el libro es muy mamador para mí. Es uno de los pocos clásicos que he leído en mi vida y probablemente no les muchos más, I'm just a girl and my brain can't with all that.
De hecho, cuando todavía estaba en secundaria pasé 4 meses leyendolo (muy a la fuerza pq quería parecer inteligente) hasta que llegué a ESE capítulo en el que Oscar mi amor se pone a hablar de piedras y telas como por 10 páginas straight y decidí que era suficiente. Lgo ya acabé las como 20 páginas que me faltaban para terminarlo pq tuve un exámen sobre el libro (saqué 6). Así que aquí está mi humilde opinión.

La forma en la que escribe Oscar Wilde me hizo el libro a la vez hermoso y dificilerrimo de leer. Cada hoja subrayé fácil 3 frases mínimo pq de vdd ese hombre escribe hermoso pero a veces resultaba muy vansado, sobre todo en las conversaciones entre personas, que hablaban cual marihuanos de filos cada q se veían. Sobre todo Lord Henry -o como vrgas se llame- que me hacía querer sacarme los ojos con un tenedor cada que empezaba a hablar.

So simplemente es un libro hermoso que no fue hecho para mí pq no soy tan intelectual para estos trotes.
Le doy 3 estrellas pq no es él, soy yo.

sklus's review against another edition

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4.0

So my friend sold this book to me as a romance and I just don’t see that. It’s an interesting book and there are some relationships you can interpret as romantic, but they’re not good or healthy relationships. However, just reading it as a study of the Victorian era is much more fulfilling than scouring for a romance. Lord Henry is a fascinating character; he’s one of my favorite parts of the story not because he is a likable character, he is literally the worst. The story is also interesting and the ending is perfect for the story.
Although I enjoyed the book, it was only because I could put aside my dislike for Oscar Wilde and the misogynist parts of the book. The writing is beautiful, but every once and a while the fact that pretty much every woman character is an idiot or hated kinda just hit me in the face. It was also difficult to read about a young beautiful boy with my understanding of Oscar Wilde’s history.

bamou's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

aubreymccabe's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was shocking, petrifying, and carried weight beyond theme of vanity. Reading this was like the prophecy of womanhood ricocheting back at me

(It was a 220 page homoerotic friendship)