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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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lidiaadiaz's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

astardances's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense

4.0

clonegarden's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

extremely well-written. healing to read the book after being poisoned by the 1997 movie adaptation, and the surrounding lana del rey flavored nymphet culture. while the text condemns humbert, i wonder if there was a more responsible way to tell this story, though hindsight is...well.

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jess_mango's review against another edition

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5.0

A funny, chilling, and haunting novel that is amongst my favorite reads. Nabakov skillfully does the unimaginable---he creates a sympathetic pedophile in his narrator, Humbert Humbert. It is a testament to Nabakov's skill that the reader's minds get twisted around to believing that Humbert is not a bad guy and thinking that there is nothing wrong with his behavior. Disturbing and highly recommended!

littlebeereads's review

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The books progression is slow which is a good feature considering the detail the main character adds to the story but the ending feels extremely rushed given how intense it is.

8797999's review against another edition

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5.0

What can I sat about this that hasn’t been said before. From start to finish I found that to be a very beautifully composed book. One I had put off because of the subject matter but one that like a new flavour I have to try for myself to make up my mind.

I am glad to have finally read it and didn’t write it off because of the theme. A remarkable piece of literature. One that I thoroughly enjoyed. A masterpiece and well worth the plaudits and attention it gets. It won't be to everyone's cup of tea though.