Reviews

Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

yaninaheid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

amortetia's review against another edition

4.0

dorian gray is one of my most favourite fictional characters of all time, but if i ever met anyone like him i would despise them. but also i see myself in him ummmm

summertime_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

5.0

erinsreadinglist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

3.5

yovicorn's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

emmawhitmore's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

fignewton127's review against another edition

So misogynistic it’s disgusting 

r2m's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.0

excitebike's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

_matchafiend's review against another edition

5.0

This novel is the perfect example of a story filled with vanity, greed and sin. The tales of a boy's desire to look youthful is deranged by the painting's ability to age with every sin committed by Dorian Gray.

This book is a literary masterpiece. From the beginning the reader can emulate Gray's desire to maintain youthfulness, but his desire for vanity unearthed the true sins that Gray was committing.

Oscar Wilde paints a story where the odds are in favour of Gray till the end, the plot twist is shockingly delicious and satisfying to read.