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ONE OF MY FAVE CLASSICS!!!! honestly some of the themes are still relevant today and the way wilde critiques society is still so so so relevant. there are some slow bits near the end that i just got lost but i 100% recommend

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dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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dark emotional reflective medium-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

5.0

Amazing reflections on beauty, time, art, and potential.

With all this in mind, I do believe Dorian would love Botox, it's shocking to see all his life being made and ruined which makes us reflect on the soul and art, about how we can't have one without the other, or how important is to be young and beautiful?

Without the experience of aging much can change, you will still be frozen in time and your ideals won't change as you experience life, because all your acts are of no consequence.

I was not too fond of some misogynistic parts in the book but I kept in mind that 1891, things were that bad. That also made me hate Lord Henry for half of the book, but it wasn't his fault Dorian was corrupted after all it was Dorian's choice to become what he became.

In many ways, I still believe in the power of beauty and its influence on people, but being beautiful sometimes means being naive, and being young most times means being foolish and blaming others for your actions.