The Picture of Dorian GrayClassic · Classics, Fiction, Horror
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1890 · 231 pages · Fiction
53
Classic
★ 4.13 on Goodreads · 2.0M ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including PBS Great American Read. 4.13★ from 2.0M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
53Must-Read Score
- Readers66 out of 100 · counts 40%+30
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller66 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+23
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #12 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #168 of the 519 classics we rank
- #422 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- PBS Great American Read
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Dark, Gripping
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