Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

183 reviews

brianna2811's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

bludgeoned_by_hail's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

Deeply disturbing and hauntingly beautiful. I don't remember ever being so uncomfortable reading a book, and yet, I was completely captivated by it.
It's a chilling and disgustingly real-feeling portrayal of pedophilic attraction and grooming tactics that feels very relevant and current despite its age. I was a bit wary as I had heard a lot of discourse on whether the book romanticizes the subject or not, but having now read it, I genuinely don't know how anyone could take the story as an indictment of HH's actions or even mildly sympathetic to him. 
It's not an easy read by any means: even beyond the subject matter or the infuriatingly unreliable narrator, the language is very ornate and dense, often making the pace slow and the sequence of events confusing, (especially by the end, when HH's viewpoint starts to blur into paranoia). Still, at its best, the prose is still so masterful and evocative that it makes it all worth it imo.
What more can I really say. Damn. It's one of those you don't easily forget.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

nat101day's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Death, and Rape

itshrewsbury's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape and Kidnapping

More TWs: roofies, statutory rape, manipulation

sombies's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

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

5.0

nabokov was crazyyy for this one. its wild how laser targeted his read is of the kind of joyless motherfuckers who fantasize about having complete control over little girls to avoid taking control of their own lives. ive known a humbert humbert and it's likely you know one too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Incest, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Racism

frizzster's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

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

indywalsh's review against another edition

TRAUMATISED literally traumatised I got half-way and then asked myself why I was putting myself through this! so I stopped and you should too <3 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

Read this only when in a very sound mental state or don't read it at all <3

morenowagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Incest, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping

chaya_v's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Horrifying content but form is brilliant. When looking at the writing only this is a masterpiece. But the content makes it impossible for me to rate this higher. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Death of parent, Incest, Car accident, Murder, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

haleymonkey5000's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Stalking, and Alcohol