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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
Marred only by my subjective, personal vendetta against Lord Henry's sometimes insufferable contrarianism. Monologues could often be bloated in flowery poetics worthy of a stressed english-lit-student-3-am-essay-writing-extravaganza. The repeated term '"Harry, how horrible!" X cried ' made for a fun drinking game, and the norfolk rum was healthily consumed.
On The subject of Dorian himself I can only say that I will never accept any of my older relatives constant criticism of "The youth of today and their botox and their dramatics" lest I invite them to a certain Mr Gray and his cursed portrait.
Despite my own desire of smacking a VERY CERTAIN Colin Firth character with a silk glove worthy of an 19th century duchess, it has been an adventure. Worth the read? Yes. And as a solid classic I want to power through again? Absolutely.
On The subject of Dorian himself I can only say that I will never accept any of my older relatives constant criticism of "The youth of today and their botox and their dramatics" lest I invite them to a certain Mr Gray and his cursed portrait.
Despite my own desire of smacking a VERY CERTAIN Colin Firth character with a silk glove worthy of an 19th century duchess, it has been an adventure. Worth the read? Yes. And as a solid classic I want to power through again? Absolutely.
dark
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this was a very unique experience. I listened to the audiobook by stephen fry and damn the way that man can act out the different characters well. the story, while not being super riveting, holds up to this day as an interesting and gripping fairytale of an impossible fight with one's own sense of morality and envy. I loved how impressionable young dorian was, and how he remained that way throughout his long life. i loved how stagnant his character was in his good sides while slowly degrading into violence, aggression and crime.
I can't possibly describe everything I enjoyed about him in a brief review, but safe to say he was entertaining if anything to follow.
Lord Henry for that matter was much the same, despite his clear uh- disdain for the female half of the population, to put it politely, i found him funny in his way with words. I found his insults to be so creative that it cracked me up each time despite how awful the things he really said were in actuality.
the main thing that gripped me about this were the characters, the story itself wasn't on the forefront of my focus and it actually bored me quite a bit at times. there's where it lost a star for me.
I can't possibly describe everything I enjoyed about him in a brief review, but safe to say he was entertaining if anything to follow.
Lord Henry for that matter was much the same, despite his clear uh- disdain for the female half of the population, to put it politely, i found him funny in his way with words. I found his insults to be so creative that it cracked me up each time despite how awful the things he really said were in actuality.
the main thing that gripped me about this were the characters, the story itself wasn't on the forefront of my focus and it actually bored me quite a bit at times. there's where it lost a star for me.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
fast-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
i'm afraid that i would have to reread it, and then reread it again, a dozen times over, to consider this truly read (for that reason this rating is also sort of meaningless, i guess). it is a dazzling feat how the writing style not only supplements, but wholly embodies all of the questions and claims that wilde seeks to entice you with in here.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Truly great and an experience that will permeate my consciousness for the rest of my life. Oscar Wilde explores human emotion with scientific detail, but his artistic genius is what makes this story so beautiful. Every page is worth committing to memory, just as every line is of quotation. The character of Dorian Gray is not unique. His torment belongs to every person to have ever lived, and his submission to pride and vanity is a reflection of humanity at its most bare. Each battle against temptation is fought as though in a fog, but every surrender mars our portraits, and paint never heals.