Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

569 reviews

phoebe112476's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

kirstylo's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

jadey_c23's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

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The most vile, disgusting story. How anyone can claim it is anything more than that is beyond me. I was reluctant to read anyway, willing to try, but then the phrase "crotch of her panties" when discussing a 40 year old man fantasising about a 12 year old girl, I knew I could go no further 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs

arifairy's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Death of parent

ethanchung's review against another edition

4.25

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Death of parent

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Car accident

nutrig's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent

adrianush25's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder

kalimuniz's review against another edition

4.25

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An inside look at the mind of a perverted man who preys on a young helpless child. Lolita is a fictional idea and fetish in Humbert’s mind and he fails to see her as the human being she really is. Dolores Haze overcomes his possessiveness and escapes from the fantasy and illusions of males disguising “love” in the form of sexualization, abuse, and manipulative power. This is the story of a girl who barely survived under the eyes of an unreliable narrator who casts his fantasy upon Dolores as “Romance” and exposing himself towards the end with the conclusion that he is sick, pedophilic, and has failed Dolores as a parental figure in her life that robbed her of her childhood. This book is not romance. It is meant to be seen through the eyes of a manipulator how he covers his tracks and re-writes his delusions and reality to prevent himself from confronting the monster he really is. In other words: how victim-blaming works and how silenced victims of sexual abuse and child exploitation are often overlooked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Gore, Racism, Vomit, Car accident

simonstays5's review against another edition

2.75

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Rape, Violence

Minor: Blood, War

barbotine's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment