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Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Antisemitism
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Grief
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism
Moderate: Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation
Minor: Infidelity, Slavery
i was also prompted to reread bc i heard recently that netflix is picking it up as a series and theyre going to absolutely butcher if. but that nonsense aside-
i found this much easier to understand and enjoy this time around. the first time i read it i found it difficult to understand how this was an lgbtq+ classic, but although there is no explicit instances of homosexuality (although basil’s confession is a pretty gay if you ask me) you kinda have to look at it through a queer theoretical lens in order to see and understand the queer/ homoerotic subtext.
though i have heard their is an ‘uncensored version’ which i would be interested in getting my hands on to see how it compares to this version
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicide
This results in Dorian's life ultimately spinning out of control, leading to a suicide of a young woman, who is an actress, and the murder of the one man who could be called his only true friend.
The story sometimes felt like it was stuck in a loop, and although is wonderfully written and deserves it place as a classic in literature, it was a struggle for me to read with some chapters feeling out of place whilst others were deeply engaging and moved the narrative forward.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on CloudLibrary. I read this for the 52 Book Club Summer Reading Challenge 2024, for prompt 23, Closing Ceremonies, author who hasn't released a book in the past four years.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol