Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

112 reviews

matcha_cat's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark medium-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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy

kiyara's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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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This was a re-read for me. Lolita is still one of the best books I have ever read. However, I feel it is deeply misunderstood. Nabokov is not romanticising the relationship between a 12-year-old girl and a 37-year-old man, nor is he trying to justify it. In contrast, Nabokov uses irony and references to well-known cultural, literary, and aesthetic discourses to ridicule the predator. He fills the character of Humbert Humbert with parodied self-justification. This poses a challenge for the reader, who must make a continuous effort to see through Humbert's self-perceived worldview. If you manage to do so, this book is a real adventure! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

honeybear_01's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, War

xoiiva's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

dark mysterious tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy

carleyrosehall's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense 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: Child abuse, Pedophilia

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

klbailey's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark sad medium-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: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Kidnapping

Moderate: Incest, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia

reallife_kazbrekker's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark tense 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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I finally managed to finish this book after years pf starting it and then not continuing because I was too disgusted by what I was reading.... Glad I finally finished it?
I do feel like I am a bit too stupid to understand how well written this book is tho, but that's almost always the case for classics so I'm used to it.

Anyway, I'm glad lolita managed to get away from him at the end, eventho I feel like Humbert would definitely haunt her in the afterlife...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Violence, Pregnancy

sam_lyn's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Probably a top 5 of all time for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Car accident, Pregnancy

notlucinda's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content

Moderate: Incest, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy

margaretryanhunter's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark tense medium-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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This is a five star book but not in the "glamorization of pedophilia" type of way that many people consider it to be. Although it's true that in popular culture it has taken on a sort of mystique as a romanticization of attraction to "nymphets", but Nabokov would be rolling in his grave if he knew that his work had been received this way. It's truly a fantastic example of the rapid degradation of our culture that has led to the misinterpretation of such base and key texts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Stalking, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment