Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

28 reviews

slimepuppy's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Scary, disgusting and incredibly well written. Vivid storytelling and fleshed out, believable characters - even at their worst, most despicable. The sheer sadness I felt for Dolores and her tragic, doomed fate made me want to cry and at times I just had to drop the kindle and take a breather.

Only major complaint I can think of right now is: too much French. There are whole passages written in French, and no translation was provided in my cpoy. As a result, entire sentences were lost to me, because I was not about to transcribe whole phrases into google translate at one in the morning. As Dolly amusingly put: "But do you mind very much cutting out the French? It annoys everybody." I am everybody!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Racism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

chaotic_medusa's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia

cal_bert's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 36%

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I couldn't bring myself to read anymore, it made me want to throw up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

natashajade's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective 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

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The ramblings of an unfortunately proud, woe-is-me paedophile. I love how, despite being narrated by the obsessive and delusional Humbert, if you pay close attention the emotions of Dolores Haze (Lolita) break through occasionally. Still, those emotions are clouded through the romanticised lenses of Dr Humbert Humbert. 

People give this book a low rating out of disgust for how he describes a child, but the fact you're so disgusted means the author did their job perfectly. Anyone who reads this book and thinks that Nabokov's intention was to villainise the 'teasing' child and make HH the victim, clearly missed the point.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

maryyylorraine's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

jmcordero's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark 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, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Stalking, Pregnancy

fifi99's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

womanvthevoid's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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first half was incredible, then I lost interest for nearly all of the second half, with only a few moments that perked me back up. Obviously a very dark and complex storyline, the character development of HH was fascinating while simultaneously renewing and grotesque. Very gross themes; the reader oscillates between understanding and disgust.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny