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Starts out wonderfully - very wry, witty and well cared for. Then Martin leaves college and I lost all interest. The jacket will tell you that he succeeds in crossing the border back to the USSR - but he doesn't actually succeed in doing so until the last few pages so it feels a little under-whelming when he simply disappears. Glad to be done with this one, not terrible but also not particularly great.

alice_horoshev's review

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

rachel_the_managing_editor's review

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3.0

Don't start with this one if you're looking to read past Lolita. Not his best, though perhaps more reminiscent of Sebald and Zweig than most others I've read by him... if you're into that kind of thing.

sarah_dietrich's review

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4.0

Beautiful writing as always from Nabokov, and an excellent ending.

Spoiler

If Glory was set in 2020, our protagonist Martin would be a classic self-proclaimed Nice Guy. Dude, she's just not in to you! Stop obsessing over her, and definitely stop awkwardly touching and kissing her!

mgoodrick's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It is so beautifully written it didn’t even matter I didn’t understand what was happening a lot of the time or who anyone was. Might be my favourite book I’ve ever read. Will definitely reread