A review by chloevienna
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

this was so good - it may be my favorite classic i’ve read. very funny and accessible, and really easy to get into. as someone who has always hated audiobooks, i decided to try this on audible read by ben barnes, and let me just say…there’s no other way to read this. his performance is SUPERB. it made me feel like i was there, or at the very least watching TV. my only gripe with the book is that it gets a little slow in the last hour and a half. i normally take around 4 days to read books, but i listened to this before bed and it immediately relaxed me and made me sleepy, so it took me about two weeks to complete it…so maybe don’t do that.
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