The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

4.08 AVERAGE

devinberkowitz's review against another edition

5.0
Netflix fr read this book and then decided to make dorian and basil BROTHERS in the new adaptation. I’m in mourning…

bookbirder's review against another edition

3.5
dark funny reflective fast-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
Not my cup of tea in topic, but I can see why it has become one of the classics. Some of the sentences (especially the dialogue) are long and require focus, but the pace of the book is still relatively quick. 
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mada_lean's review against another edition

4.0
I liked it! All of the characters were annoying and unlikable to me though
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zaneattack's review against another edition

4.0
challenging dark funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gjenn's review against another edition

challenging 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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sweet_not_spicy_reads's review against another edition

5.0
Haunting and thought-provoking.

jinjifer's review against another edition

4.5
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

captain_mads's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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
Slow-paced in the beginning, and slightly harder to get through the novel because of the language (Early Modern English), but otherwise, was a phenomenal read
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ben_there_before's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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crimsn's review against another edition

2.0
challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
this is the most tiring book I've read in a while. it has been overhyped by so many people and I really thought that I would enjoy it bc I love gothic themes but please, this was EXHAUSTING 😫. Dorian Gray was maybe the worst and mostly unrelatable character in the book. I clearly get that he is a narcissist who only cares about his beauty, but I have the secret feeling that he might also have some bipolar disorder cuz how can you be two-faced 1 sec thinking about doing one thing and the second declining like what??? I also hated lord Henry. huge yapper, sexist, and a b*tch. I'm not sorry. It took me a long time to finish, definitely a slow read for me