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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
2 stars bc oscar wilde was mlm and i should support ig
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
dark
emotional
reflective
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
Only one extra star because of the ending. I couldn’t stand Dorian. I know that’s the point but I just couldn’t get over it.
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Dropped this book halfway through chapter 11 because fuck that chapter, you can fucking fuck off if you want me to read through that nonsensical shite. A short story that’s apparently a 5 hour read took me over a month to get through because despite the main plot being intriguing with the portrait slowly corrupting alongside Dorian’s personality - I couldn’t overlook the constant bigotry and certain parts of the story dragging on for way too long.
It’s 3 stars because I was genuinely engrossed and loved the plot, and I was surprised of how much of an easy read it was (until chapter 11) but it slowly got more tedious…and then chapter 11 happened. I actually fucking threw my tablet across the room. I can’t force myself to read this shite anymore. It straight up made me angry.
Dorian Gray is one of the stories where the aesthetic and story itself is 5*, but the actual writing - jfc. I would probably give a more modern/politically correct adaptation of this story a 5*.
Edit: so unfortunately I HAVE to finish this book for my university. I just skipped chapter 11 and watched a summary of it on YouTube - will update when I finish the fucking book. Chapters 8 to 11 made this go down from a 4* to 3*
It’s 3 stars because I was genuinely engrossed and loved the plot, and I was surprised of how much of an easy read it was (until chapter 11) but it slowly got more tedious…and then chapter 11 happened. I actually fucking threw my tablet across the room. I can’t force myself to read this shite anymore. It straight up made me angry.
Dorian Gray is one of the stories where the aesthetic and story itself is 5*, but the actual writing - jfc. I would probably give a more modern/politically correct adaptation of this story a 5*.
Edit: so unfortunately I HAVE to finish this book for my university. I just skipped chapter 11 and watched a summary of it on YouTube - will update when I finish the fucking book. Chapters 8 to 11 made this go down from a 4* to 3*
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes