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tiredgarlicbread's review against another edition
challenging
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Antisemitism, Misogyny, Sexism, and Xenophobia
Minor: Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol
larseneiii's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
3.5
top ten books that would not exist if an elitist man knew when to shut up (fuck lord henry all my homies hate lord henry!!)
ps i put adult/minor relationship in the trigger warnings as a way to say there is a pederastic relationship that made me uncomfy
ps i put adult/minor relationship in the trigger warnings as a way to say there is a pederastic relationship that made me uncomfy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, and Classism
Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
cowardlyteaman's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
While the focus here isn't primarily anyone's sexuality (though it is mentioned), but Dorian's own relation with himself and the not traditionally masculine way this was written. I can see how this is an important piece in LGBT history.
I really enjoyed this read, and I love how varied the characters personalities are. On the question Β«Is the cast diverse?Β» I said no only because they're all white and in connection to the upper class, and that's what I assume the question is about, not the personality of the characters themselves.
This was wonderfully written, and entertaining as well, but the little thing I'm missing is a personal relation to them. I liked Basil, I liked Dorian, but neither evoked any stronger feeling than that.
Also, I must say that I got nervous for a while there, but am glad it ended with some death and tragedy.
Definitely worth a read! It's not very long, and has a limited set of important characters, so it's not hard to keep up with.
I really enjoyed this read, and I love how varied the characters personalities are. On the question Β«Is the cast diverse?Β» I said no only because they're all white and in connection to the upper class, and that's what I assume the question is about, not the personality of the characters themselves.
This was wonderfully written, and entertaining as well, but the little thing I'm missing is a personal relation to them. I liked Basil, I liked Dorian, but neither evoked any stronger feeling than that.
Also, I must say that I got nervous for a while there, but am glad it ended with some death and tragedy.
Definitely worth a read! It's not very long, and has a limited set of important characters, so it's not hard to keep up with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Blood, Murder, and Suicide
Moderate: Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Misogyny, and Sexism
jessthanthree's review against another edition
dark
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Infidelity, and Misogyny
Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, and Body horror
mclement's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Body horror
fr3y's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Blood, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, and Antisemitism
pinkinthemorning's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Wow... I had known about the general plot of this book for a while, but I don't know about anything else, that's why I was quite surprised to find out it was so philosophical and reflective. To be honest, right from the get-go it was already interesting to me, but then it slowed down in the middle just as it entered the conflict stage which made me bored, but thankfully it picked up again towards the end.
I found myself highlighting Henry Wotton's line every time he showed up, not because I agree with him but I find it ironic that some people in the 21st century still have the same mindset as he did in the 19th century, maybe that's why this book is a classic, it's lessons and messages are timeless and still relevant until now. And the ending was... I can't put it into words, I was so heartbroken but it didn't left me feeling empty, instead it instantly put me in a reflective mood.
I found myself highlighting Henry Wotton's line every time he showed up, not because I agree with him but I find it ironic that some people in the 21st century still have the same mindset as he did in the 19th century, maybe that's why this book is a classic, it's lessons and messages are timeless and still relevant until now. And the ending was... I can't put it into words, I was so heartbroken but it didn't left me feeling empty, instead it instantly put me in a reflective mood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Murder
purplel1on's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Blood
wolfthorn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- 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
3.0
I haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray, but I have seen a television adaptation of it so I am aware of the plot. Before actually getting to the novel, there's a General Introduction and then a Textual Introduction. I found the General Introduction to be quite long-winded and hard going, but at the same time it was very interesting to learn about the background of the novel and why there is an uncensored version in the first place! It was also quite helpful in explaining aestheticism and how the moral is regarding the life of an aesthete which I probably wouldn't have understood the same.
The novel itself was much easier to read than I feared after struggling through the General Introduction. I did find Chapter 9 quite heavy going, and not just for the ridiculously lengthy sentences! I felt like I was missing a lot of references, and did have to look up various names, although that was more down to my lack of knowledge than a fault of the book. It was interesting to read about the lifestyle and how men of prestige spent their time. I was a little disappointed however, to be unable to find any of the scandalous homoerotic content that so shocked the 19th century readers. I think there is some hidden meaning in various phrases that I am missing which is a shame.
The novel itself was much easier to read than I feared after struggling through the General Introduction. I did find Chapter 9 quite heavy going, and not just for the ridiculously lengthy sentences! I felt like I was missing a lot of references, and did have to look up various names, although that was more down to my lack of knowledge than a fault of the book. It was interesting to read about the lifestyle and how men of prestige spent their time. I was a little disappointed however, to be unable to find any of the scandalous homoerotic content that so shocked the 19th century readers. I think there is some hidden meaning in various phrases that I am missing which is a shame.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
Minor: Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
lucithefer's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
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