123 reviews for:

The Enchanter

Vladimir Nabokov

3.43 AVERAGE


The spider pauses, the heartbeat halts...

With Excellent and lucid prose, The Enchanter in Nabokov’s own words, is a pre-Lolita novella.
It was the last book he wrote in the Russian language and not being satisfied with the outcome, thought of destroying it and in fact believed it to have been discarded, until years later a single copy was found among his other manuscripts.
Eventually the manuscript was translated by his son and published posthumously.
challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No

disgusting i literally barfed

Dopo frasi come: "Pregustare la ragazzina era come sentire la cocaina fondersi nei suoi lombi" e "Successo del cesso", non so se ho letto un libro di Nabokov o una canzone trap tra cocaina, sesso e successo postumo dopo aver fatto una vita di merda. Comunque, è trap bro.
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

he has a good writing *style* though
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
dark fast-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

The story that eventually led to Nabokov's classic tale about one Dolores Haze aka Lolita. Perverse, passionate, funny, and extremely well-written-- not to mention some of the most crude things said in the most delicate language-- it has all the markings of a Nabokov.
dark fast-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