Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

317 pages • first pub 1955 (view editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
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Awe and exhiliration--along with heartbreak and mordant wit--abound in Lolita, Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haz...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 76,856 reviews

Moods

dark: 92%

challenging: 62%

tense: 40%

sad: 39%

emotional: 28%

reflective: 25%

funny: 9%

mysterious: 7%

adventurous: 4%

informative: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
58% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

96% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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