river69rat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-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
3.0
Heard so many good things about this one but it just didn't hit for me unfortunately. None of the characters were particularly interesting and Henry was especially annoying with his contrarian sexist rants. Dorian Gray himself was just fine, but it felt as if he was just a corruption of Henry and the parts in Henry's PoV were just better. Shame as I wanted to love this book :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Sexism
Moderate: Suicide
the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A classic in so many ways with poignant reflections on youth, beauty and what makes a good person. There are also so many layers of queerness in each of the characters and their relationships.
It is certainly a product of its time, with several sexist comments and some antisemitic portrayals. Readers should be aware of this before beginning to read
It is certainly a product of its time, with several sexist comments and some antisemitic portrayals. Readers should be aware of this before beginning to read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Death, Murder, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Antisemitism
passionatereader78's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
3.5
I love the movie Legend of Extraordinary Gentleman which has a great Dorian Gray character. I have always wanted to read the book that was the bases for that character. This was interesting. I enjoyed the overall plot. Dorian Gray is Basil's muse. He is introduced to Lord Henry by Basil who is an artist. Dorian and Lord Henry become friends. Lord Henry influences Dorian's decisions. Lord Henry remains me of chaos. He's there to cause problems and watch the fall out. Basil paints a perfect picture of Dorian. Dorian believes he is in love with an actress named Cybil. As the years pass Dorian doesn't age, however,his portrait does. The portrait reflects the decisions Dorian has made throughout his life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide
bblanka's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Drug use, and Death
superstar_y2k's review
dark
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, and Murder
lydia_books's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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, Murder, and Suicide
lindseyhall44's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
4.75
“Words! Mere Words! How terrible they were! How clear, and vivid, and cruel! One cannot escape from them. And yet what a subtle magic there was in them! They seemed to be able to give a plastic form to the formless things, and to have a music of their own, as sweet as the viol or of lute. Mere words? Was there anything so real as words?”-The Picture of Dorian Gray
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Sexism
hello_lovely13's review against another edition
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: Murder, Death, and Suicide
Moderate: Antisemitism, Misogyny, and Sexism
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
warlockdorian's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
informative
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship