748 reviews for:

Pnin

Vladimir Nabokov

3.81 AVERAGE

just_like_jason's review against another edition

2.5

mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

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"not contemplating - peeping a little at the possibilities" 

rattrap's review against another edition

3.0

funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kk_berg's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny medium-paced

agne_minderyte's review against another edition

5.0

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Pats maloniausias santykis melancholijos, subtilumo, humoro ir sabaliauskaitiš?kai ilg? sakini?.


“Siekdamas elgtis racionaliai, pastaruosius deš?imt met? Pninas buvo įsiteig?s niekada neprisiminti Miros Beločkinos - ne tod?l, kad jaunatviš?ko meil?s romano, banalaus ir trumpo, atkš«rimas mintyse pats savaime k?l? gr?sm? dvasios ramybei (deja, visas ankstesnes meiles iš?stš«m? valdingi santuokos su Liza prisiminimai), o tod?l, kad, prisipažÄ¯stant sau visai nuoš?irdžiai, jokia s?žin?, tad ir jokia s?mon?, nepaj?gi gyvuoti pasaulyje, kuriame galimi tokie dalykai kaip Miros mirtis.”

calvinrydbom's review against another edition

5.0

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I love it when a novelists places with the validity of the Narrator. Whether we can trust the omnipotent voice, and the Bit with the Squirrel is just surreal.

kianz_'s review against another edition

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

drkottke's review against another edition

5.0

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First official vacation book, first recommended to me 20+ years ago by my undergraduate mentor Dr. William Paul when I shared with him that I was seeking an entertaining vacation read. He said why sacrifice substance for entertainment? Pick something that's both. Finally took his advice, and I do not regret it. So much deep satire here of the academic life, accompanied by Nabokov's flair for precisely rendered detail and mighty sentences that agglomerate highly specific lists in vivid sensory detail.

lordllama's review against another edition

4.0

challenging funny sad medium-paced

sam_thelibrarian's review against another edition

5.0

funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A masterpiece that wears the title very lightly. Stylistically astonishing, wistful and sad, outrageously funny. I loved it. 

marijngroot's review against another edition

3.0

funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes