Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

230 reviews

farrrooks's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The writing itself and the narrative is incredible. That being said, the subject matter itself often made me feel physically ill. The end of part 2 is terribly drawn out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder

liz1535's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Kidnapping

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Murder

pyrobin's review against another edition

3.75

challenging reflective 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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3.8 ★
this is such a difficult book to rate, because .... man i don't even know. i am very excited for our discussion in class tomorrow, and i really wanna hear more about this. i found the second 'kidnapping' a bit meh, and i didn't really enjoy that part of the story as much; even if it's supposed to be a mirror of the protagonist, it fell short, to me. it is kinda crazy how much the writer (humbert, not nabokov) tries to manipulate the reader, and does his best at trying to gain sympathy, because if we weren't aware of the severity of his actions and be able to tell apart what he really did from how he tells us, someone could really be tricked into understanding and justifying his actions

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship

cindmaki's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent

kiyara's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a re-read for me. Lolita is still one of the best books I have ever read. However, I feel it is deeply misunderstood. Nabokov is not romanticising the relationship between a 12-year-old girl and a 37-year-old man, nor is he trying to justify it. In contrast, Nabokov uses irony and references to well-known cultural, literary, and aesthetic discourses to ridicule the predator. He fills the character of Humbert Humbert with parodied self-justification. This poses a challenge for the reader, who must make a continuous effort to see through Humbert's self-perceived worldview. If you manage to do so, this book is a real adventure! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

cardigan_enthusiast's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad 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

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I think that the perspective of first-person was disgustingly and impressively utilized.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Murder

emilianeyer's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

santavibezz_24's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a dark, challenging book to read!! I was just seeing myself taking a break multiple times because I was like, “ what is happening?”, I just don’t think I’m going to be reading this again for awhile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence

montybooks's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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It’s a book that you hate to love and Jeremy Irons did a great job narrating it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Death of parent

colormeblue's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

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this is a beautiful, sickening, captivating, darkly comedic depressive episode of a horror novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Stalking

Moderate: Incest, Kidnapping