Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

139 reviews

stoleyourfoodinthelibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest and Pregnancy

angelnj's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident

jupiter_01's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

elisanisly's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Forced institutionalization

maddie_is_literate's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content and Pregnancy

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

golden_angele's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

emily_adams_98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Found it surprisingly engrossing and easy to submerge myself into the protagonist’s mind. Beautifully written, often had to reread passages i had skimmed over in order to fully appreciate the poetry of the descriptions. Thought it was interesting how the protagonist was simultaneously aware of the perversity of his actions and seemed convinced of his own ability to reason it away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

atsundarsingh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

I don't think it's useful to rate this book. The writing is incredible, and reading it has firmly made up my mind that it's not well understood in public discourse. That being said, this is awful to experience as a reader because it's about so many horrible thoughts and deeds. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

blackbirdfly567's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.25

Tedious read, but worthy of its meticulousness. It is incredibly immersive and you often begin to feel sympathy for the sick, vile creature that is Humbert-Humbert, before being subsequently thrown into the graphic details of his abuse towards the young Dolores Haze. Despite its dark subject, you’ll find that the extent of his seemingly pathetic, desperate and doomed pursuit of ‘Lolita’ can at times be quite humorous and absurd, but perhaps that’s just one of the many ways this book, or more accurately the account of the events by Humbert himself, manipulates you throughout this sordid tale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder