123 reviews for:

The Enchanter

Vladimir Nabokov

3.44 AVERAGE

hbelle01's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

thejuliamary's review against another edition

4.0

dark

fwendoo's review against another edition

5.0

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traumatising :)

thisamtheplace's review

2.0

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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2* 
The precursor to Lolita in novella form. Unfortunately I don’t think I could recommend this to anyone, perhaps Nabokov completionists? If you didn’t like Lolita, you won’t like this because it is more grotesque and explicit. If you did like Lolita, I don’t think this adds anything to the experience as it doesn’t have the same magic, playful language, the character study doesn’t go as far, and tbh, the plot was somehow slow and boring despite being less than 100 pages. Super disappointed with this, cannot recommend picking this up. (Maybe I’m a plastic fan?) 

makoman96's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

liaat's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aimee_f's review

4.0

dark funny sad tense fast-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

solostand's review against another edition

1.0

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Маленькая дурно написанная книга о том, как мужчина мечтает изнасиловать девочку, которая младше его на 30 лет. Сбивчивый псевдообразный язык (который тут и близко не стоит с лучшими книгами автора, вроде «Приглашения на казнь») неумело пытается замаскировать бессюжетный поток педоэротических фантазий. Все мы знаем, каким прекрасным может быть Набоков, эта же книжка показывает, что так бывает не всегда. Лучше бы так и оставалось в неизданном.

ewvab's review

3.5

dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hikari1993's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective 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