751 reviews for:

Pnin

Vladimir Nabokov

3.81 AVERAGE

challenging funny informative slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced
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armandilloh's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 43%

Could not get into it. Will try again eventually
dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Couldn't relate to the humour in the book, which is supposedly the selling point. The sentences were too long and didn't make sense to me half the time, I felt quite stupid reading it. Didn't understand the references in the book either. I had to push myself through it. Overall, I don't think the book was for me at all, only read it for class. The extra .5 is because occasionally the sentences were memorable.

Švęsti pniniškumą

3.5

Gosh the prose was beautiful; I know it’s meant to be light and comedic but it felt a bit like punching down. My heart aches for poor Pnin!
funny lighthearted medium-paced
dark funny sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes