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mzjuli3's review against another edition
3.0
I have to admit I didn't care for the beginning of the book, but I needed to know what was to become of the main character.
chrissych's review against another edition
4.0
Chilling and morally affective. An excellent short story by a brilliant man.
fulminataxii's review against another edition
4.0
Normally I find stories about terrible people to be uninteresting, but I found this classic of gothic horror to be an entertaining read mainly due simply to the word crafting of Wilde.
Note: this is not the edition I read. With nearly 14,000 editions of this work in the database, I'm not going to attempt to find the correct one, especially since I'm not sure it's even listed. For the record, I read the Monochrome Books edition of 2023 featuring white text on black paper, and for which the publisher did not see fit to procure an isbn number.
Note: this is not the edition I read. With nearly 14,000 editions of this work in the database, I'm not going to attempt to find the correct one, especially since I'm not sure it's even listed. For the record, I read the Monochrome Books edition of 2023 featuring white text on black paper, and for which the publisher did not see fit to procure an isbn number.
kryptonchild's review against another edition
3.0
I hope Wilde never knew anyone like Lord Henry in real life. What a horrific person. I’m glad I didn’t read this when I was younger, I might’ve gotten the wrong message.
Beautifully written, I see why it’s a classic.
Beautifully written, I see why it’s a classic.
sleeping_raccoon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
5.0
jsullivanr's review against another edition
4.0
I'm docking a star because the dialogue in this book can be brutal. There are long paragraphs of philosophical conversation that take up pages. But otherwise the story is good. The homoeroticism aspect is super interesting and would even be funny until I remember what happened the Oscar Wilde and then it just gets really sad.
trinnhudgins's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
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? No
4.0
ellzell's review against another edition
4.0
RIP to Dorian but i'm built different and eternal youth and beauty would not damn my soul