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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I don't know if you can really ALWAYS count on a murderer for a fancy prose style, but in the case of Humbert Humbert, it's certainly true.
Words are strung together so beautifully that it's so easy to get caught up in the poetry and imagry despite the subject matter.
Check out the audio book, read by Jeremy Irons, if you can.
Words are strung together so beautifully that it's so easy to get caught up in the poetry and imagry despite the subject matter.
Check out the audio book, read by Jeremy Irons, if you can.
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yikes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel weird giving this book a 5-star rating… but it’s necessary. So many people misinterpret the purpose of Lolita, and it’s important to recognize that this is not a book meant to justify or romanticize anything—it’s meant to expose the disturbing reality of how predators rationalize their actions.
Humbert Humbert is the epitome of an unreliable narrator, using poetic prose to manipulate both himself and the reader. Nabokov’s writing is so beautiful and lulling that you almost forget the horror of what’s actually happening—until a single word or phrase jolts you back to the truth. This discomfort is intentional. You’re supposed to feel unsettled, supposed to recognize the insidious nature of Humbert’s justifications.
And, wow, does it work. I am never letting my kids out of my sight again.
Humbert Humbert is the epitome of an unreliable narrator, using poetic prose to manipulate both himself and the reader. Nabokov’s writing is so beautiful and lulling that you almost forget the horror of what’s actually happening—until a single word or phrase jolts you back to the truth. This discomfort is intentional. You’re supposed to feel unsettled, supposed to recognize the insidious nature of Humbert’s justifications.
And, wow, does it work. I am never letting my kids out of my sight again.
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Could have been edited down a lot. Not a lot of plot for how many words there are.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes