Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

84 reviews

bycath's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

nisha_111's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Murder, Pedophilia, and Stalking

turtlebones's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I almost DNF this book but stuck it out and boy… once i did…. you can’t help but feel sorry for the professor but then you realize what he’s doing and who he is and you feel for Lolita. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, and Stalking

rosesbooks24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Grief, Car accident, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual assault, Car accident, Mental illness, Sexual content, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

castawaycove's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

i just really didn’t like this. it made  me super uncomfortable which was expected but i also just didn’t really like the writing? i don’t understand how this is called a comedy when nothing about it was funny. maybe there was like one or two lines that were quite humorous but like nothing else about this book was comedic. i’m genuinely confused as to how people reviewing it are saying that the writing made them like H.H. when he had zero redeeming qualities and doesn’t even try to hide how awful he is, he straight up tells you multiple times that he’s a pervert. i just don’t get it tbh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

wisteriavenusta's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

polpoletus's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

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

lesbegays's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

i have no idea how to rate this. it’s disturbing and disgusting and also so very human. i hated reading it but was also enthralled. 
i always have been and always will be drawn to stories about atrocities committed in the name of love, about evil done to loved ones not in spite of that love but because of it, about love that is twisted and selfish and incomplete but still very much love, about people who only know how to give love in ways that won’t feel like love to those who receive it. i think this is essential reading for anyone drawn to those themes in stories who can stomach this particular type of evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Drug use, Blood, Death of parent, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Trafficking, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Racism

bibyabs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gaslighting and Sexism

Minor: Fatphobia