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Лолита by Vladimir Nabokov

57 reviews

haleymonkey5000's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Racism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol

jani_mcgonagall's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 45%

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I was prepared, but still I couldn't finish it... The style was quite difficult (yet very wel written), and the topic was more than difficult... I tried, but I felt awful. I was intrigued by the idea of being inside the head of a psychopath, which still was true.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

zendivir's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol

rosesbooks24's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

maureenky's review against another edition

2.0

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: Complicated

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Christ this was so long for absolutely no reason whatsoever. I'm rating it a 2 solely based on the fact that there were parts of the book that I felt like Dolores was getting the better of the main character. Otherwise, the prose is exceptionally dry and quite frankly, extremely out of sorts for 85% of the book. It's labeled as a classic due to its dryness, and taught in classrooms due to the fact that that there are many places a professor could find their pupils slipping up and not reading the material.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Car accident

mme_carton's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

lesbegays's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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i have no idea how to rate this. it’s disturbing and disgusting and also so very human. i hated reading it but was also enthralled. 
i always have been and always will be drawn to stories about atrocities committed in the name of love, about evil done to loved ones not in spite of that love but because of it, about love that is twisted and selfish and incomplete but still very much love, about people who only know how to give love in ways that won’t feel like love to those who receive it. i think this is essential reading for anyone drawn to those themes in stories who can stomach this particular type of evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Trafficking, Car accident, Pregnancy

xahom's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Alcohol

ohyeah_karyn's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

srm's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol