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gabyyinz's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
elledickson's review against another edition
3.0
the main point of the story comes across well, but i couldn’t help but fall in love with dorian. yeah he’s supposed to seem good until the end, but it makes me sympathize with him. his flowering personality just makes me want to give him a hug and tell him everything will be ok
joreader23's review against another edition
3.0
3.5. Dorian Gray, The Importance of being Earnest, and the poem at the end were my favorite parts.
litlyon's review against another edition
3.0
Reading this book was like going from a lovely buzz to a drunken stupor to a crushing hangover. The sparkling prose allured me, the setting and exposition were like bubbling champagne; intoxicating. But the buzz quickly faded into an unenjoyable experience because I couldn't tolerate the undercurrent of misogyny throughout the book. Reading the way women are described in this book is like hearing nails on a chalkboard. It's borderline unbearable, prompting me to swear off finishing it. But I persisted because I liked the plot. I know that the point is for the characters to be utterly vapid, but it's still so cringy. The only redeemable character is Basil, but of course... well, you'll have to read to find out. In the end, the theme and resounding message resurrected the distaste frof the characters, and I'm glad to have read it, but will likely never do so again.
harleymartin111's review
4.0
The Picture of Dorian Gray: 5/5
Lady Windermere's Fan: 4/5
Salome: 2.5/5
An Ideal Husband: 3.5/5
The Importance of Being Earnest: 4/5
The Ballad of Reading Gaol: 4.5/5
Lady Windermere's Fan: 4/5
Salome: 2.5/5
An Ideal Husband: 3.5/5
The Importance of Being Earnest: 4/5
The Ballad of Reading Gaol: 4.5/5
ninfadelcenote's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Very glad to be able to reread some of my old favorites from Wilde and to read some new works I hadn’t been able to access, he continues to be one of my favorite authors
abel_stacy's review
dark
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
toad_maiden's review against another edition
4.0
This is a re-read for me. Still as delightfully twisted as it was when I was younger.