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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
slow-paced
"For I do not exist: there exist but thousands of mirrors that reflect me" - I think this quote sums up the book very nicely.
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
very boring. i found it's prose nice but the story confusing. i understood it, and i understood why it was written, but i feel like it doesn't fully accomplish what it is trying to do. also everyone loves to praise this book and say it's amazing but i feel like it's people's way of saying they like nabokov without mentioning lolita
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
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
An interesting read and the ideas and some parts were great, but some also dragged on a little (or might have been a little too tired and missed some parts; I will admit that that might be a possibility). Anyway, great novel but I definitely prefer some of his later works.
dark
reflective
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
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I love how philosophical and reflective this book is. The impersonal way in which Smurov speaks about himself is brilliant and disconcerting. The whole story is perfectly hazy and dream-like. When you realise that Smurov is the narrator, the book suddenly reads entirely differently, and it all begins to take on a while other level of meaning that I'd been completely missing up until that point. I will definitely be reading more Nabokov after this!
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes