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Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

3.79 AVERAGE

kiki_fondue's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

frankiecully's review against another edition

5.0

Sick, twisted and beautiful.
Love this.

fool_ofatook's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

pestering's review against another edition

absolutely exhausting to read but weirdly funnier than expected

pretentiousbreadcrumbs's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 37%

Lolita just wasn't for me. Like many readers, I picked this up to see which point was true - Is this a deplorable stain on Literary history by romanticizing a sexual predator? Or a creative stroke of brilliance, where art simply imitates the dark side of life?

The answer is more the latter, but that doesn't translate into personal enjoyment.

It felt like I was reading the diary of Count Rostov from A Gentleman in Moscow, only he's been born a pedophile instead of a royal scholar.

No thanks.

sooty_boi's review against another edition

3.75

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

Quite a sickening book. I'm astounded anyone can read it and see a romance. It's really well written and demonstrates why it has become such a fundamental feature of the literary canon.

Content Warnings

skyecolin22's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

A fascinating book with excellent wordplay - truly a masterpiece of prose. The pace can be slow, but I was pulled back into the book all the way through the end. Somewhat unlike any other book I've read, and I doubt I'll read another like it. I believe this would be interesting to read and discuss in a high school or college literature course because it is challenging to discuss the story and the questions that arise from reading it with others who shy away from the perverted storyline.