Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Portrait of Dorian Gray: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Reader's Choice Edition) by Oscar Wilde

607 reviews

macliffe's review against another edition

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

4.75

I have been wanting to read this book for so long and it did not disappoint! Fully lived up to the hype. 
I was hesitant because I’m not a horror reader, but this book did a good job of being gothic without having unnecessary gore or uncomfortable scenes. 
The characters were so well done, especially Dorian.
I love how the message of the book is stated subtly at the beginning with Lord Henry saying the world needed a “new hedonism”. Then the plot gives Dorian that new hedonism, but he comes to realize that it doesn’t satisfy and only leaves him miserable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Mental illness, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, Blood, Gore, and Misogyny

Minor: Violence

hildayay's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Drug use

ana_lora's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

although this says that it is an lgbtq book, it is not. while oscar wilde himself is gay, none of the characters are

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

afternoonlight's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

there were parts that i couldn’t care for, but wilde’s prose is dazzling. just sparkles in daylight. this was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide

eumelyo's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

rachael_jo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Sexism

Moderate: Antisemitism

eloiseyoung's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism, Racism, and Misogyny

pimklasagna's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Antisemitism, and Sexism

zia_c's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved everything about this but I don't know where the lgbtq section was in the whole story. Maybe it was in thr one I skimmed through. 

Don't care about others opinion of Henry (Harry) but he's my favourite character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Transphobia

anaveragedork's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder