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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

277 reviews

ta_ma_ra_gj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Violence

cathyelisabeth's review against another edition

Made me too uncomfortable 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident

isbahusman's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Incest

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Vomit and Body shaming

aisclaradm's review against another edition

dark slow-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

4.0

Really incredible. I was in a bit of a reading slump and it took me longer than it should have to get through the book, but I never didn’t enjoy it. Despite how vile the narrator and his actions are, there’s something strangely touching about how pathetic and hateful he is. Right from the very beginning until the very last page, this book was just beautiful, though one feels uncomfortable and disgusting throughout most of it. 

Sometimes a tad slow, but that’s more so an indictment of my attention span and less so of one on the book itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Car accident

krzem's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Pedophilia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy and Gun violence

_kaylinconn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

I did not enjoy a single page of this novel, and yet I am rating it 4 stars. It was beautiful in a macabre way. The actions are indeed disgusting, and I appreciate that the text acknowledges that even in the twisted mind of Humbert Humbert. There is not a better example of obsession than this. And though I wish it wasn’t about such a horrible topic, I see what it was trying to say. It leaves me with a stomach ache and tears in my eyes for the life Delores Hayes could have lived, the vacant look described her in eyes destroys me. I read this for dear Sally Horner, who deserved so much more than this world gave her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Car accident, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

belsbooks06's review against another edition

challenging dark sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

kazli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

god this book was heartbreaking. it follows a man named humbert humbert who falls in love with his step daughter, and you know it's wrong but because humbert is an unreliable narrator he makes you believe that he is actually in love with his 'lolita' when in reality she is just a child who wanted a normal life and a normal family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

jalyhn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I give this a high rating because it is written beautifully and an amazing book to annotate and analyze. I had so much fun picking apart everything Humbert did to find out what was >SPOILER<

an illusion or something he made up and what is real.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Drug use, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness

Minor: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

ambipure's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I can respect the quality of writing, and the fact that the author has created a character I genuinely despise and makes my skin crawl. Great writing. Would I read it again? No. Would I recommend it? No. The only reasons why I carried on was 
A. Everyone kept saying it's one of those books you have to read
B. Jeremy Irons does a brilliant job of bringing the book to life. 

I can read horror, thriller and other crime genre without batting an eye. This is my hard stop.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse