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abbys's review against another edition
4.5
Highly regarded for a reason, some of the most magical writing I have experienced in literature
masteryoda542's review against another edition
reflective
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
3.75
demievrything's review against another edition
4.0
Mir hat dieser Klassiker sehr gefallen.
Man kann diesen langsamen Wahnsinn und allgemein die Entwicklung von Dorian Gray sehr gut nachvollziehen und miterleben.
Trotz des Alters, war es leicht verständlich und wirkte weder vom Stil noch von der Handlung besonders "alt", sondern recht modern und aktuell, denn noch immer handelt "Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray" von gesellschaftlichen Themen, dem eigenen Ansehen und inneren Konflikten.
Gleichzeitig ist die Geschichte natürlich auch erschreckend und grausam.
Mir hat es sehr gefallen, aber für volle 5 Sterne hat es bei mir nicht ganz gereicht.
Man kann diesen langsamen Wahnsinn und allgemein die Entwicklung von Dorian Gray sehr gut nachvollziehen und miterleben.
Trotz des Alters, war es leicht verständlich und wirkte weder vom Stil noch von der Handlung besonders "alt", sondern recht modern und aktuell, denn noch immer handelt "Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray" von gesellschaftlichen Themen, dem eigenen Ansehen und inneren Konflikten.
Gleichzeitig ist die Geschichte natürlich auch erschreckend und grausam.
Mir hat es sehr gefallen, aber für volle 5 Sterne hat es bei mir nicht ganz gereicht.
vampiresreadtoo's review against another edition
5.0
4.5
maybe hedonism is the way to go after all. maybe life is just about experiencing beauty and loving ardently
maybe hedonism is the way to go after all. maybe life is just about experiencing beauty and loving ardently
chloemannering's review against another edition
4.0
(3.75)
I think I would've appreciated this more if I hadn't taken 1.5 months to read it :/ probably the type of book that should be read fairly quickly - with all of Henry's monologue I found it challenging to remember what had already been said
But still my favourite Classic so far and I'll definitely read/listen to it again in the future
Some favourite quotes:
"Out of the unreal shadows of the night comes back the real life that we had known. We have to resume it where we had left off, and there steals over us a terrible sense of the necessity for the continuance of energy in the same wearisome round of stereotyped habits, or a wild longing, it may be, that our eyelids might open some morning upon a world that had been refashioned anew in the darkness for our pleasure, a world in which things would have fresh shapes and colours, and be changed, or have other secrets, a world in which the past would have little or no place, or survive, at any rate, in no conscious form [...]"
""Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful.""
I think I would've appreciated this more if I hadn't taken 1.5 months to read it :/ probably the type of book that should be read fairly quickly - with all of Henry's monologue I found it challenging to remember what had already been said
But still my favourite Classic so far and I'll definitely read/listen to it again in the future
Some favourite quotes:
"Out of the unreal shadows of the night comes back the real life that we had known. We have to resume it where we had left off, and there steals over us a terrible sense of the necessity for the continuance of energy in the same wearisome round of stereotyped habits, or a wild longing, it may be, that our eyelids might open some morning upon a world that had been refashioned anew in the darkness for our pleasure, a world in which things would have fresh shapes and colours, and be changed, or have other secrets, a world in which the past would have little or no place, or survive, at any rate, in no conscious form [...]"
""Knowledge would be fatal. It is the uncertainty that charms one. A mist makes things wonderful.""
beccalynnjo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
timidizzy's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-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
sophia_med's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
nathaliaborghi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
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
4.5