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A review by thewritetofight
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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
This book was pretty good. I was surprised I was able to read it because old books like from Jane Austen give me an aneurysm trying to decipher. It took me forever to finish this book since I was already hurtling towards a read slump but when I picked it back up, I finished it fairly quickly. The only thing I didn’t like was how quickly Dorian descended into madness, like I felt like it was very abrupt; one moment he was innocent and the next he was frothing at the mouth and driving his lover to suicide.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Stalking