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The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde

nellies_books's review against another edition

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2.0

I read some weird version that was like learn English and the old vocabulary, so it was a bit weird

hadia_sadiq's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.75

angerarara's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.75

ninmarkovic's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense 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

4.5

maeva_xena's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I was so eager to read this classic and… I got bored, I wanted to go to the end because I never DNF a book but it turned out to be rather a burden, exception made to some passages I liked, I mostly didn’t vibe with this reading 😓

c_strangequark's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition

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2.0

A very popular classic. One of the 91 books on goodreads with more than one million ratings. Lots and lot of pretty words. Witty sentences. Recognizable quotes. Lots of pretty description. This is a work that I only had glancing familiarity with - I don't think I've ever seen a movie of this or read this before. But really I don't think I was missing much. I'm not sorry I read it, but I don't expect to ever read it again. I'd definitely go see a play based on this. But the story itself could have been a lot shorter. I especially don't think I needed the chapter which talked about Dorian and musical instruments and tapestries and jewels. Also there was way too much tell rather than show. Sure there probably would have been censorship issues. And it wouldn't have been more enjoyable.

kellyyou_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective 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

4.25

ravioli_isdeliciosi's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

rebekel89's review against another edition

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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

4.75