Look at the Harlequins!. Vladimir Nabokov by Vladimir Nabokov

Look at the Harlequins!. Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov

208 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics funny slow-paced
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'Look at the harlequins . . . Play! Invent the world! Invent reality'. This is the childhood advice given by an aunt to Russian born writer Vadim Vadimovich, who emigrates to England, then Paris, then Germany and then the US, and, now dying, recon...

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Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews

Moods

reflective 83%
challenging 50%
funny 33%
dark 16%
lighthearted 16%
tense 16%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%

Average rating

3.68

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