747 reviews for:

Pnin

Vladimir Nabokov

3.81 AVERAGE

schmucie's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

c7mi's review against another edition

4.0

challenging funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mllyck's review against another edition

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nabokov's way with words is like 100% raw silk

justinnne's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted reflective 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

ramb0two11's review against another edition

5.0

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

alithursliterature's review against another edition

5.0

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Reading Lolita as a teenager opened my eyes to the world of literary fiction (and probably screwed up my development, but I digress). Pnin is everything quintessentially Nabokov: the writing is whimsical, each sentence is ecstatic and worth savoring. Finished the book last night then called my boyfriend and begged him to let me read him some of my favorite passages. I probably ended up reading his 1/8 of the book. Highly, highly recommend.

biblioslut's review against another edition

3.5

funny sad medium-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

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It shows Nabokov wrote this around the same time as ‘Lolita’ because he is SAVAGE towards his characters!  

thebeautyofliterature's review against another edition

4.25

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

joep6712's review against another edition

4.0

funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kkrum's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes