744 reviews for:

Pnin

Vladimir Nabokov

3.81 AVERAGE


A nice short fiction dealing with one scholar’s life and (mis)adventures.

The Catcher in the Rye for people who are socially awkward and a little autistic but in an endearing way.

kinda hard to follow maybe nabokov isnt for me but it was boring at times and only picked pace at the last two chapters
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted 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
funny lighthearted reflective 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: Complicated

Adding Pninian to my vocabulary. 

Funny, touching and eponymously pathetic. A far cry from the haughty, flounching protagonists of some of his Russian works. I think he was starting to tap into the American psyche here, and succeeds nicely. An amusing little novel.

You go Pnin!
funny 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

A funny, lighthearted book. It's definitely more slice of life than anything else; the kind of book that you can tell the author had a lot of fun writing.
funny lighthearted 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