The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

248 pages • first pub 1890 (editions) user-added

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde’s story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work. The tale of Dorian Gray’s moral disintegration caused a scandal when i...

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Community Reviews

4.07
based on 168,858 reviews

Moods

dark: 89%

mysterious: 61%

reflective: 60%

tense: 35%

challenging: 23%

emotional: 22%

sad: 14%

funny: 7%

adventurous: 5%

inspiring: 4%

informative: 2%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
59% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
81% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

48% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

98% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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