Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

40 reviews

century's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Classism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

ambdocksey22's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

The only reason I am not giving this book 5 stars is because of the racially insensitive language throughout the book. I understand the time that it was written but I hated reading through every passage that contained a slur or some kind of racial hatred. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Antisemitism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

fujo_cat's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

Aaah, que livro bom!! Faz tempo que um clássico me satisfaz tanto, mas foi uma leitura extremamente interessante. Claro que houve certos capítulos mais aborrecidos e em certos momentos a leitura parecia mais difícil de avançar (leia-se: o ritmo era mais lento) mas, no geral, eu gostei muito c:
O final não me surpreendeu mas não deixou de ser satisfatório! 👀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Gore, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Blood, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

karen_1's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gore

cadybooks's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

simixfe's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-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

Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful we quiver before it.

The quote is not from "The picture of Dorian Gray" but from "The secret history" but it fits regardless. 
Anyways, Oscar Wilde and his characters have an interesting perspective on art and life and I enjoyed seeing things from a different perspective. The writing was beautiful, the plot haunting.
I love that the book is categorised as LGBTQ+ and I think Wilde would be even more excited!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction

rmlsxb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

i got attached to basil and

actually sobbed when he died LMFAOOO

and if one more person says that Ben Barnes was perfect for the role of Dorian i will commit a felony

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Antisemitism, Blood, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Antisemitism, Blood, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

reibee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

so chilling! it was just very wordy so be prepared lol 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Violence, Murder, and Antisemitism

s_zoe_k05's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gore, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Alcohol, and Addiction

Minor: Child abuse and Stalking

lilyrb's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Gore