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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
challenging
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
A magnificent book told from the perspective of a horrible, vulgar, disgusting man. Also part of my literary canon as realising the absurdity of the romanticisation of this book is what made me critical of at least 90% of things I encounter on the internet.
Also I will be mad at anyone suggesting it was Lolita (a 12-year-old) who seduced Humbert Humbert.Even the narrator himself confesses at the end of the novel how he would give himself thirty-five years for rape; it is completely ridiculous to see it any other way. Again, she was twelve.
Also I will be mad at anyone suggesting it was Lolita (a 12-year-old) who seduced Humbert Humbert.
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
tense
slow-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
did i like the idea? no. did i like the writing style? yes, absolutely.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh boy, I really did not enjoy this as much as I thought I would.
This is an immaculately written book, however the main character is the most atrocious, unlikable, despicable piece of shit I've encountered until now.
But don't get me wrong: it makes perfect sense. This is a sick, perverted man, and he shouldn't be portrayed any other way.
I really did not enjoy reading about his feelings, his thoughts or anything he had to say, I couldn't feel even a tiny bit of sympathy for this character and by the 50-60% mark I was just tired of Humbert but kept going just because this is such a fascinating exercise in storytelling.
Having finished it, I can say this is a book I don't want to read ever again but I'm happy I did.
This is an immaculately written book, however the main character is the most atrocious, unlikable, despicable piece of shit I've encountered until now.
But don't get me wrong: it makes perfect sense. This is a sick, perverted man, and he shouldn't be portrayed any other way.
I really did not enjoy reading about his feelings, his thoughts or anything he had to say, I couldn't feel even a tiny bit of sympathy for this character and by the 50-60% mark I was just tired of Humbert but kept going just because this is such a fascinating exercise in storytelling.
Having finished it, I can say this is a book I don't want to read ever again but I'm happy I did.