Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

44 reviews

marsstar's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Either you’ll hate it or love it, depending on how you choose to let the characters depict your opinions (especially Henry) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Murder

nikolareadsquestionmark's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious 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: Death, Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Murder

moonrosemother's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Toxic friendship

ladyettejin's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol

niles_reads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I've been experiencing the symptoms of BPD while reading this book. 

Chapter eleven was a snoozefest to get through, though afterwards I enjoyed the rest of the book a lot better than the part before it. 

I understood this book, I understood its message, but my god will you ever finish a sentence, Mr Wilde? I would start reading a sentence then forget what I even read by the end of it.

It's a 4.5 for me. If chapter 12 and onwards didn't exist, it would've been lower.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism

reyla__'s review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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One of the easiest beginner classics tbh. Basil deserved better. Rating would be higher if Dorian didn't go on about the things he loved for 20 pages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

The part where

Dorian stabs his portrait (himself?)

might be suicide? Soul death, if you will

asrasher's review against another edition

3.0

challenging funny mysterious 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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While dotted with funny moments and pithy witticisms, the book is really haunted by the author. It's difficult to ignore his transparent interest in underaged boys, and assuredness in his own intellect. But it's still a very interesting read, especially as a somewhat unconventional gothic novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Antisemitism, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship

amre23's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional reflective 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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A very interesting story. Many sentences were beautifully written and others a tad redundant. Overall enjoyed the story. A few parts dragged on with the descriptions of w.e. was happening. Good points to learn from the greediness some have with youth and the obsession to be considered "interesting".

Vanity is rampant in almost every character. 

Henry can kick rocks. He's an asshat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Antisemitism

Minor: Drug use, Classism

ekgranstro's review against another edition

4.5

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting

kubs's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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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Oscar Wilde's writing is so nice to read. Dorian's not as bad as they say but he's been up to some bad stuff.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship