Reviews

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

nauticachampaign's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ginasiragusa's review against another edition

5.0

This is a difficult book to rate. The subject is very disturbing however the writing is brilliant. What a linguist! I can understand why this is a “classic”.

motz_stick's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

ellxnmcgrxth'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

4.0

It's a monstrous book and horrifying protagonist

michaelsheehan's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

shadoque's review against another edition

5.0

It's a good book

amybrooklyn's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

ida03a's review against another edition

1.0

This is probably the worst classic I have read so far, and I honestly do not understand why it is so well praised. I found the whole thing so extremely boring. I also thought that the point of the book was that the reader was supposed to sympathise with the main character, and feel conflicted because of it, but I never felt a single ounce of sympathy for that man. I also spent the whole book waiting for something to happen that would justify its slowness, but I was honestly just glad it was all over when I was done.
Honestly this did not feel worth spending my time on...

roeckitcody's review against another edition

While this novel is beautifully written, my professor calling this a love story tainted any possibility of me enjoying this novel. Not gonna lie, I kinda want to burn it

varvara's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The stark contrast between the beautiful prose and the horrible inner workings of Humbert Humbert’s mind is what makes this book so memorable.