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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

jenny222's review against another edition

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

4.0

tilyaana_h34's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

thebookgem's review

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5.0

Henry you would have loved Twitter and Dorian you wouldn't even have to sell your soul for some lip fillers.

ellacaulfield22's review against another edition

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1.0

I wanted to like Oscar Wilde but I hated Dorian. Just detested him.. And the writing was overly descriptive and flowery. I feel like the only redeeming element of the story was the plot but it disappeared within paragraphs that seemed so pointless to me

cinythia's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

4.0

purrgator1's review against another edition

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3.0

cool but i was really bored most of the time

jayrbradley's review against another edition

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4.0

A banger novel. Wilde has a great way of writing monologues and exploring thoughts about others through dialogue. Very twilight zone in the best way. Fun anti-hedonistic classic with a dash of subversive romance

constantinaa's review against another edition

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5.0

"I have always been my own master; had at least always been so, till I met Dorian Gray" [...] "I wonder who it was who defined man as a rational animal. It was the most premature definition ever given. Man is many things, but he is not rational."


incredible, and easily a book I will think about for the rest of my life.

king_ink's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

obamium's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5