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Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Alcohol
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Antisemitism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide
Minor: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Blood
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Classism
I really enjoyed this read, and I love how varied the characters personalities are. On the question «Is the cast diverse?» I said no only because they're all white and in connection to the upper class, and that's what I assume the question is about, not the personality of the characters themselves.
This was wonderfully written, and entertaining as well, but the little thing I'm missing is a personal relation to them. I liked Basil, I liked Dorian, but neither evoked any stronger feeling than that.
Also, I must say that I got nervous for a while there, but am glad it ended with some death and tragedy.
Definitely worth a read! It's not very long, and has a limited set of important characters, so it's not hard to keep up with.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Antisemitism
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Blood, Gaslighting
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Sexism, Suicide
Minor: Racial slurs
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Antisemitism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Suicide, Murder
Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.
This quote perfectly sums up the exquisitely tragic story that is Dorian Gray's.
The first classic that I have ever voluntarily fully read and oh boy did I love it. The descriptions just seemed so poetic and the writing is so fluid. It almost felt magical and whimsical reading some of those passages despite this book not having any magic at all. My only complaint is no normal person is gonna be spewing formal poetry for two whole pages in a normal conversation lol. I thought this writing style would be hard to read but it flowed really well for the most part. The only section I was actually bored by was in chapter 11 when we get pages long descriptions of Dorian's various new hobbies and interests. I found it too much like an info dump-y Wikipedia copy paste or something. That alone made me put the book down for nearly a week before continuing whoops.
The characters are amazing imo. Dorian started out pretty boring but I started loving him more and more as his character progressed. Lord Henry is... interesting, to say the least. I admire him for the confidence he has in his views and I'm also also scared of finding someone like him irl. Poor Basil got caught up in this mess I feel bad for him. Sybil Vane and her family were more or less there only to further the plot but I didn't particularly mind that. But my biggest question is, how do these people socialise so much? I feel exhausted reading about all the operas and dinners and clubs they go to like everyday. My introverted self could never.
I didn't know what I was thinking the ending would be but it wasn't what I expected. I knew this was going to be tragic but the abruptness of it all it still sort of took me by surprise.
Overall, an amazing book definitely worth the read.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Alcohol