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Портрет Дориана Грея by Oscar Wilde

107 reviews

dark emotional reflective sad 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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challenging dark 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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challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

fuck lord henry all my homies hate lord henry. good on victoria for leaving that miserable POS. rich people should have their excesses seized. get a job. my copy of this book was old and withered and musty like dorian gray and his crusty ass. basil <3 bby you didnt deserve what you got <3

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The first half of the book was a little bit boring. My main thought was Please make Lord Henry shut up but the second half really got me. Absolutely loved the ending

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challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Mostmár biztosan tudni fogom az utalásokat amiket erre a könyvre tesznek.

Újonnan, ez egy olyan klasszikus mű, mely saját szerepet tölt be a pop-kultúrában, s így a róla szóló információimból teljesen másra számítottam.

Most elkezdhetnék filozofálni, de az szegény Basil kárára menne. Nem kellett volna meghalnia. Szegény szerelmi tragédia.

Dorian a könyv vége felé már szinte teljesen szerethetetlen lett és ezt a narratíva nagyon jól csinálta.

Henry. Henry. Henry. Mit mondjak rólad? A karakteredet imádom de a nézeteidet sokkal kevésbé. The egy borzalmas ember vagy, egy paradoxon gép de legalább te és a környezeted is tudja.

És akkor drága egyetlen Sibyl. Te ártatlan gyermek. Neked se  kellett volna meghalnod. 

Mindenki aki jó úton járt és jól cselekedett meghalt! (Kivéve Dorian-t mert ő csak hiún cselekedett)

Nem tudom ez az üzenet mit akar átadni, talán azt, hogy a szerelem tragédia és minden jó elnyeri méltó büntetését a végén.

A festmény mint metafora nagyon tetszett. Főleg, hogy rájátszott a metaforára és beleépítette a történetbe. Hogy a történet egy meghatározó eleme egy ennyire elénk helyezett metafora volt.

Összeségében remek mű, vicces, tragikus, frappáns és száz százalékik megértem miért vitték az írót miatta bíróság elé.

R.I.P. Basil Hallward, te és Nick Carraway nagyon jó barátok lettetek volna!

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I can't believe I took the majority of my adulthood to read this. It's easily made its way to the top of my favorite books. It's so well written and I mean it when I say Wilde seriously has the most sick burns (a sentence I never thought I'd be writing).

Wilde examines the condition of the human soul, the effect of vanity on the ego, and the results of living a life with no consequences. Wilde has truly treated us to a masterpiece with this book. I was literally yelling for about the last minute or so of the audiobook. If you haven't taken the time yet, let this be your invitation.

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