Reviews - Obraz Doriana Graye

40.1k reviews for:

No wonder this is a classic; it's phenomenal. The dialogue is so witty and the tension is delightful. I only wish that we could have gotten more of Dorian's misdeeds as the timeskip is pretty abrupt, but the richness of the story more than makes up for it.

lost1nafantasy's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aidynp's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

excellent descriptive writing some of the best scenery setting in a book that i’ve read, interesting aesthetic theorizing and visual theory, and a ton of food for thought

siham_derg's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarahgarlicnan's review against another edition

4.25

dark reflective 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

Fascinating, delightfully gay, and meaningful reflection on what it means to be good versus to appear good. Also I loved the added wit in regard to hypocritical good!