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crisi_books's review against another edition
- 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
Oscar Wilde is wild and blatantly gay for writing this. The homoerotic undertones were severe and despite its vagueness, it’s honestly a wonder how this ever got published in 1890 with how obviously gay it is.
Is it bad to say I almost hated every character in this book, and yet still really enjoyed it? No? Okay.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a fascinating examination of vanity, greed, and all those things that just make you hate people. The prose is mystical and keeps that feel about it that most gothic novels have, which I’ve learned is difficult to read more than a paragraph of when you’re running on four hours of sleep and the sheer force of will.
I could hardly put this book down despite finding it a difficult to read, which says a lot on how gripping and compelling it is. If I put it down for a second it was all I could think about and so I had to pick it back up. Oscar Wilde has wormed his way into my brain and will probably stay there for a solid while.
A lot of the discussions about aestheticism and philosophy do come off as a little preachy (especially bc Henry Wotton can’t help but spew a paragraph about how lovely youth is and other shit every two pages), and there is sexist and misogynistic commentary, but overall it is thought provoking and intriguing.
Oh, Dorian. Poor Dorian. You dumb, dumb boy.
Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Classism, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Suicide, and Stalking
xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Murder, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicide
ggcd1981's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, and Drug abuse
greatu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Classism, Death, Misogyny, Stalking, and Suicide
fujo_cat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
O final não me surpreendeu mas não deixou de ser satisfatório! 👀
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Gore, Violence, and Sexism
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Blood, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity
halliesanto's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Stalking
Minor: Infidelity and Drug use
thmei's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Blood
Moderate: Stalking and Suicide
Minor: Sexism
The sexism isn’t graphic at all and even gets argued with by another character at one point so, for me personally, it wasn’t an uncomfortable or upsetting read, but know that it’s there. From what I can remember, it was all in the many conversations about philosophy and primarily came from one character, so the author seems to have made him view women this way intentionally (and i don’t think you’re supposed to particularly like this character). Dorian picks up some of this sexism as another nod to this character’s negative influence on him. I think its inclusion was purposeful and done well.ryleehmln's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Sexism, and Misogyny
Minor: Suicide and Stalking
kathleenivy's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
s_zoe_k05's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gore, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, and Addiction
Minor: Child abuse and Stalking