Reviews with content warning for Suicide - The Picture of Dorian Gray

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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

790 reviews

1stdecan's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective medium-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

Pretty good book, the story was very entertaining to me. I really like Oscar Wilde's prose and the book itself was not very difficult to read, which made things more enjoyable for me. I did have a feeling that there wasn't enough description of a character's emotions during certain dialogues delivered by other characters, but this is more of a personal preference of mine I suppose.

As horrible as Dorian became, it was all because of the poisonous influence of Lord Henry, and it's a shame this man didn't die or kill himself too by the end of the story. Every time that man opened his mouth, it was unbearable. Basil was the only likeable character in this story.

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kayskates's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad 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

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emma_renn's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed the plot aspects of this book and the action points. The middle took me a while to trudge through as there was a lot of philosophy-type discussions that I did not particularly enjoy to read. However, the ending made it worth it for me. I love a good classic gothic story, and this did not disappoint.

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sumsletter's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Pros:
• Lyrical, immersive writing
• Incredible symbolism and foreshadowing (specifically with the use of flowers)
• Themes surrounding corruption, influence, vanity, and the dire obsession with beauty and youth
• Very reflective and left me contemplating
• LOVED the final chapter and paragraph

Cons:
• The middle of the story is quite slow and tedious to read
• The lack of description and elaboration of the majority of Dorian Gray’s sins

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lara_ayrolla's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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caidyn's review against another edition

4.75

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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stalbergwrites's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

That was kind of fucked up.

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arya_daeon's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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sofiahenri's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious tense slow-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

Ymmärrän miks tää on klassikko, mut mun kohdalla ei lähteny sitte yhtään... 😶 En sietäny hahmoja, dialogia enkä kirjoitustyyliä ylipäätään, mut taustalla olevat ideat oli mielenkiintoisia ja Oscar Wilde henkilönä kans!

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erin_esq's review against another edition

3.0

dark 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

The concept’s interesting, pacing can be a bit slow due to the antiquated writing style.

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