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michayla13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Minor: Racial slurs
hannah_so's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Drug abuse
blymanor's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Infidelity, and Suicide
Minor: Racism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
tuhdais06's review against another edition
Minor: Misogyny, Alcoholism, Suicide, Antisemitism, Drug abuse, and Blood
morganrie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, and Suicide
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, and Violence
minhtan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, Blood, and Toxic friendship
reverie_and_books'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I have mixed feelings. On one hand, it is beautifully, artfully written. I also like that it leaves the moral to the reader (interesting, because the novel was published twice - the second time apparently being 'less unmoral').
On the other hand, there is a lot of misogyny and sprinkles of antisemitism in this book. It is fitting for Dorians Character development, at the same time I found these parts hard to read. It seems that Wilde used many stereotypes to represent various movements of the Victorian era. So I am left a little puzzled while repeating this citation in my head: It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.
🇩🇪 Inhalt: Dorian Gray ist ein außergewöhnlich schöner junger Mann. Während von ihm ein Portrait angefertigt wird stellt er für sich fest, dass er selbst altert, das Portrait jedoch nicht. Darauf wünscht er sich, es wäre umgekehrt. Es ist eine Geschichte über falsche Freunde, die Viktorianische Ära und moralischen Verfall.
Ich habe gemischte Gefühle zu diesem Roman. Einerseits sind die Sätze einfach wunderschön. Zudem überlässt Wilde den Leser:innen die Moral. Ein interessanter Aspekt dazu ist, dass der Roman zweimal veröffentlich wurde - beim zweiten Mal wohl weniger "unmoralisch". Die Geschichte rund um Oscar Wilde finde ich teils sehr tragisch und in dieser Ausgabe sind viele zusätzliche Informationen enthalten.
Andererseits ist der Roman mit Antisemitismus und Misogynie besprenkelt. Beides fand ich schwer auszuhalten, gleichwohl passt es zu der Entwicklung der Charaktere. Der Roman hat damals viele schlimme Kritiken eingebracht, jedoch nicht aus diesen Gründen. Wilde hat (nach kurzer Recherche meinerseits) viele Stereotypen seiner Zeit verwendet. Dazu schwirrt mir sein Zitat im Kopf: It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Drug abuse, Antisemitism, and Misogyny
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
lucy12345'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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Antisemitism
bronbaewr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death
Minor: Sexual content