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manybees's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Trafficking, and Incest
Moderate: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Confinement, Classism, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Death
Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs
There is only one abuse scene that could be considered sexually explicit and it is written in such an abstracted and poetic way that it’s almost kinda hard to tell what’s going on. There is also period-typical racism and racial slurs.gabriella_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Trafficking, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Self harm, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Body shaming, Sexism, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Grief, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse
taelights's review against another edition
- 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
Now I honestly think anyone who believes this book romanticizes pedophilia is either 1) fucked up, 2) has not read the book and is making assumptions, or 3) doesn't have an ounce of critical thinking skills and no ability to analyze a book. You can tell that Nabokov doesn't agree with Humbert's character or actions.
Honestly this book was lowkey kind of a masterpiece. Vladimir Nabokov's writing style is beautiful and this is such a good genius example of an unreliable narrator story. The subject matter was of course disgusting and so many lines made me feel nauseated but it was such an interesting read. I kind of want to read it through again in the future to better analyze the book now that I have a picture of the whole story arch.
Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
another_dahlia's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Car accident
stutee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Stalking, Domestic abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Gun violence
dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Car accident
lacey_wi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Murder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Incest, Gore, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Death, Child abuse, and Car accident
bubblyfemme's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is one of those books I would never had imagined myself giving a high rating, due to the nature of the content. However, the writing is so poetic and the author is able to masterfully manipulate words to perfectly convey meaning.
I read this novel under the impression that Nabokov sought to portray to the reader a psychopathic rapists mind. I view this as a character study of a very twisted man who is trying to manipulate the reader, and perhaps himself into believing that he wasn’t ‘that bad’.
I think having some rudimentary knowledge of the psychological field of the 1950’s is helpful when reading this book, so I’d recommend reading up a little on Freud, and perhaps Bowlby (who studied in the 60’s after the book was published) as some of his theories could be applied to the characters within the book. I think, despite our narrators hatred for psychoanalysis, analysing H.H makes the book far more interesting, and also highlights many of the books linguistic themes.
Despite the frankly disgusting nature of the book, I was in awe of the writing and I have always been drawn to books with an unreliable narrator. This book is an enigma to me, I hated the content but on the other hand have never spent so long trying to ‘understand’ or analyse a book I was not studying for school. The sheer impact this book has had on me currently warrants the 5 star rating, this may change in future if I re-read it though.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Incest, and Kidnapping
Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Alcoholism
m0rdred_the_fallen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Ahora que lo terminé, puedo decir que entiendo, completamente, porqué es tan controversial pero el lenguaje tan lírico y floreado realmente me molestaron al leerlo. También está el hecho de que, en mi opinión, puedes quitarle un tercio, o hasta dos, del libro y seguiría entendiendose porque HH toma para siempre para hacer cualquier cosa.
Personalmente, fue una lectura pesada, entiendo porqué es polémica, pero no empaticé ni con HH y Lolita no tiene ni voz en el libro así que tampoco me apegué mucho a ella.
El final fue bueno,
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Gun violence
Minor: Car accident, Cursing, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
spoookycat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Rape, Death of parent, Gun violence, Gore, and Murder
Minor: Child death and Car accident