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dreiac's review against another edition
5.0
*** Nabokov is a freakin genius. ***
Humbert Humbert has managed to seduce me into getting real close to him and his crimes. I feel like an accomplice.
Has he deliberately attempted to enchant us with his beautiful language? Yep, no doubt.
Would I read Lolita again? Yerp, I would and I will.
Humbert Humbert has managed to seduce me into getting real close to him and his crimes. I feel like an accomplice.
Has he deliberately attempted to enchant us with his beautiful language? Yep, no doubt.
Would I read Lolita again? Yerp, I would and I will.
musicwhileawake's review against another edition
5.0
I avoided this book for a long time because of the disturbing and controversial content, but the book has popped up over and over on top 10 lists. I had to see what all of the fuss was about.
I didn't read much in my youth, so I haven't read a lot of classic literature. I have been doing my best to make up for this over the last 5 years or so, though.
That said, this is the most well written book I have ever read. It is simply beautiful language describing horrible actions by brilliantly devised narrator in a book within a book. The narrator's unreliability combined with the excellent writing and a little bit of reflection on the reader's part, provides a deep insight into the main character and his flaws.
Enough can't be said about the writing. It's glorious: "it [the ice machine] roared at me viciously while I removed the ice from its heart."
Now I'm off to go add all of Vladimir Nabokov's books to my reading list.
I didn't read much in my youth, so I haven't read a lot of classic literature. I have been doing my best to make up for this over the last 5 years or so, though.
That said, this is the most well written book I have ever read. It is simply beautiful language describing horrible actions by brilliantly devised narrator in a book within a book. The narrator's unreliability combined with the excellent writing and a little bit of reflection on the reader's part, provides a deep insight into the main character and his flaws.
Enough can't be said about the writing. It's glorious: "it [the ice machine] roared at me viciously while I removed the ice from its heart."
Now I'm off to go add all of Vladimir Nabokov's books to my reading list.
fantasma13's review against another edition
4.0
The book is disturbing and really creepy, the narrator is a really fucked up sick fuck
brikrush's review against another edition
4.0
just a man (*rapist), standing in front of another man (*rapist), forcing him to read terrible poetry out loud at gunpoint.
anyway I finished it, it was at times engaging and hilarious and sickening and bleak. I’ll think about this book for a long time. also I couldn’t ever eat while reading it because it will make you physically ill.
anyway I finished it, it was at times engaging and hilarious and sickening and bleak. I’ll think about this book for a long time. also I couldn’t ever eat while reading it because it will make you physically ill.
ninee's review against another edition
dark
medium-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
matchamademoiselle's review against another edition
4.0
Nabokov traite d'un sujet sombre, celui de la pédophilie et de l'abus sexuel sur mineure. Et pourtant l'inimaginable se produit, si l'on ne prend pas de recul, on se prend de compassion pour Humbert Humbert le pédophile et on finit par trouver son amour interdit pour les nymphettes et pour Dolores beau et sincère. On arrive à se mettre à la place notre antihéros de par la narration interne et les fidèles et si belles descriptions de ses pensées et envies.
Dans un style magnifique et envoûtant au vocabulaire riche nous suivons les pérégrinations de nos deux protagonistes. Bourreau et victime. L'histoire d'amour malsaine d'un homme névrosé prêt à tout pour profiter de sa trop jeune dulcinée.
Mais ce qui est vraiment troublant dans ce roman c'est d'aborder le thème de la pédophilie avec autant d'élégance et d’esthétisme dans l'écriture. Les phrases sont parfaites. Nabokov use d'une écriture soignée, nette et poétique rendant ce texte de haute qualité.
C'est une oeuvre touchante, vivante, puissante, poétique et mémorable.
Lisez ce livre.
Dans un style magnifique et envoûtant au vocabulaire riche nous suivons les pérégrinations de nos deux protagonistes. Bourreau et victime. L'histoire d'amour malsaine d'un homme névrosé prêt à tout pour profiter de sa trop jeune dulcinée.
Mais ce qui est vraiment troublant dans ce roman c'est d'aborder le thème de la pédophilie avec autant d'élégance et d’esthétisme dans l'écriture. Les phrases sont parfaites. Nabokov use d'une écriture soignée, nette et poétique rendant ce texte de haute qualité.
C'est une oeuvre touchante, vivante, puissante, poétique et mémorable.
Lisez ce livre.
erikapberna's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
mollywolfie's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lazyliterature's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
2.5
This book is terrifying. The language, the nymphetology (dont get me started) going into excessive detail about kissing her toes and caressing her 🤢. But I must say I‘ve never read a book like this and I‘m glad it pushes me out of my comfort zone and some of the plot twists were actually shocking. I should reread this book when I‘m older because I needed a dictionary and google translate for this book. Also put me in a reading slump
noemikirch's review against another edition
dark
funny
slow-paced
4.0
Holy moly the writing in this book was phenomenal!
I can't put into words how much I love the way "Lolita" was written. There were so many beautiful lines that I sometimes had to read them twice in order to let them sink in.
And I did not expect this book to be so funny. I didn't know much about "Lolita" before getting into it except for the pedophelia part. Why did nobody tell me that this is a flat out comedy? I guess it's kind if my fault for not knowing this was satire but oh well.
To keep it short, the plot was wild but felt very stretched out sometimes. The beautiful writing kind of made up for it, tho.
I truly didn't expect to like this book as much as I did and I'm glad to have read it (although I'm not entirely sure I always got everything).
I can't put into words how much I love the way "Lolita" was written. There were so many beautiful lines that I sometimes had to read them twice in order to let them sink in.
And I did not expect this book to be so funny. I didn't know much about "Lolita" before getting into it except for the pedophelia part. Why did nobody tell me that this is a flat out comedy? I guess it's kind if my fault for not knowing this was satire but oh well.
To keep it short, the plot was wild but felt very stretched out sometimes. The beautiful writing kind of made up for it, tho.
I truly didn't expect to like this book as much as I did and I'm glad to have read it (although I'm not entirely sure I always got everything).