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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship
Minor: Sexual content, Trafficking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another case where I'm not sure what a rating means for the book. I'm not sure what liking it means.
challenging
dark
relaxing
medium-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
This book was well written but it was difficult to read because it made me very uncomfortable. I read the afterword in which the author defends himself and I wonder, if he could go back in time, would he still publish this book? After seeing the way our culture mimics Humbert and says girls ask for rape and assault, and that the majority of men (and women!) react to assault by asking why a girl had on what she did or why she was where she was, as though women and girls can be, in any way, held accountable for their own assaults? How would the author feel about those things?
The book was well written, but the subject matter deplorable. I can’t help but wonder - without this book being popular and marketed as a love story (still don’t understand how you could argue this when Humbert bribes and manipulates Dolores the entire time and she runs away as soon as possible) - where would our culture be today? Would it be different? Would it be better for assault victims? I can’t help thinking it might be.
The book was well written, but the subject matter deplorable. I can’t help but wonder - without this book being popular and marketed as a love story (still don’t understand how you could argue this when Humbert bribes and manipulates Dolores the entire time and she runs away as soon as possible) - where would our culture be today? Would it be different? Would it be better for assault victims? I can’t help thinking it might be.
dark
funny
reflective
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
challenging
dark
sad
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
Do not need to read about a paedophile
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Bella la prima parte, più analitica e fredda nella descrizione… interessante come cercasse di far passare la coercizione come qualcosa che la stessa Lolita voleva anche se a più riprese lei lo respingeva; bello narratore inattendibile, ma come per molti romanzi psicologici/psicanalitici dalla metà diventa più oscuro, rapido, difficile da capire, concitato, ma a tratti noioso nelle descrizioni di ragazzine, luoghi, tappe, sintomi ecc
Prosa divertente per quanto è ornata
Prosa divertente per quanto è ornata
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse