Scan barcode
A review by raco_vl
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
4.75
I enjoyed this book, but i'm not sure if it was in the right way. I'm pretty sure the tone of this novel is to be dark because a main theme is the blurring of vice and virtue , but it's so... silly to me.
It's hard to feel any sympathy for Dorian, so all his 'revelations' and his growing into a 'man' seemed so silly to me. It's really the naivety of the idle classes with the "privilege of those who have nothing to do", that this sort of thing would happen to.
Not to mention, the wild two page monologues that Lord Harry has about women! I'm not sure what thats about, but it's kind of funny. Not sexism, but just how much he has to say about it.
It's a funny book, but I genuinely enjoyed the ending. It's definitely worth the read :)
It's hard to feel any sympathy for Dorian, so all his 'revelations' and his growing into a 'man' seemed so silly to me. It's really the naivety of the idle classes with the "privilege of those who have nothing to do", that this sort of thing would happen to.
Not to mention, the wild two page monologues that Lord Harry has about women! I'm not sure what thats about, but it's kind of funny. Not sexism, but just how much he has to say about it.
It's a funny book, but I genuinely enjoyed the ending. It's definitely worth the read :)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Suicide, and Sexism