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_viola__'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
great read
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Sexism and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
clary0402's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Cultural appropriation
pizzaisjesus98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism
bootsmom3's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
imjumokay's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Minor: Infidelity and Slavery
lucyatoz's review against another edition
- 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
This results in Dorian's life ultimately spinning out of control, leading to a suicide of a young woman, who is an actress, and the murder of the one man who could be called his only true friend.
The story sometimes felt like it was stuck in a loop, and although is wonderfully written and deserves it place as a classic in literature, it was a struggle for me to read with some chapters feeling out of place whilst others were deeply engaging and moved the narrative forward.
I borrowed a copy of this book from Taunton Library and listened to it on CloudLibrary. I read this for the 52 Book Club Summer Reading Challenge 2024, for prompt 23, Closing Ceremonies, author who hasn't released a book in the past four years.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, and Alcohol
winter_b's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Stalking, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism
perth_is's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
decrown's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Antisemitism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
reading_on_the_moon's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Suicide