Reviews with content warning for Violence - Dorian Grayn muotokuva

Aging isn't nearly as terrifying as the pursuit of eternal youth.

This book makes an incredible social critic that should be read today. Always relating "beauty" and "youth" with "purity". The deep dive in Dorian's mind and how humans can be so easily influenced by their surroundings. The shift of guilt to aliviate ones mind.

Beautifully written, incredibly immersive.

"Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days have been your sonnets." I wish i could quote this entire passage by Lord Henry.

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sam_rm94's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No

3.5

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challenging dark mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Man gets a painting that ages instead of him and reflects his soul. Man decides to commit crime.

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dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Summary: ☠🤯😈
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This story was extremely slow to start.
The plot is interesting enough, where Dorian, the main character, strives to stay youthful.
Dorian Gray is an unloveable character, which is the point. He is arrogant and selfish, and lustful.
He loves Sibyl, an actress, because she acts so well. When she decides that she can longer act because she has real love for Dorian, he breaks off the engagement. He is cruel.
His friend Basil painted a masterpiece of Dorian, and as Dorian is supposed to be physically changing as he gets older, the painting instead shows his age, as well as his cruelty.
As his cruelty continues, so does the painting’s wickedness. After murdering his friend and evading Sibyl’s brother through a hunting accident, Dorian is driven mad. He tries to destroy the painting, but the painting ends up destroying him instead.
Listen, I think I didn’t like this book because of the time it was written. It’s an older book, and Oscar Wilde is notorious for detailing things instead of getting to the point.
It’s not a style of writing that I like to read, but that’s the beauty of books and book reviews in general; these are my opinion.
I did enjoy the plot though, I just wish it wasn’t so long-winded.
I would be interested in reading a more recent version of this storyline, I’m not sure that exists but it’s worth looking into.

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challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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