Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

231 reviews

ashsparrow's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism

adamparrishlover's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism

kurumipanda's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence

hannahs_library_'s review against another edition

3.5

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny

Moderate: Antisemitism, Murder, Toxic friendship

readingoccasionally89's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Suicide, Murder, Toxic friendship

rossiell's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

maess's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism

jo_d's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism

beddardead13's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A true LGBTQ+ classic.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Toxic friendship

l1v_yy's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved the way that Dorian could be portrayed as both a villain and a victim in a way and I thought the ending was very sad but it also showed how Dorian had matured in all the years he spent in youth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship