Dorian by Will Self

Dorian

Will Self

277 pages first pub 2002 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ dark medium-paced
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Will Self's DORIAN is a "shameless imitation" of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray that reimagines the novel in the milieu of London's early-80s art scene, which for liberated homosexuals were a golden era of sex, drugs and decadence before...

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Community Reviews

3.44
based on 178 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

mysterious: 45%

sad: 36%

tense: 36%

challenging: 27%

funny: 27%

reflective: 27%

emotional: 18%

adventurous: 9%


Pace

90% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

44% of readers chose A mix
55% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Complicated
88% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

90% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Content Warnings

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