Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov

Invitation to a Beheading

Vladimir Nabokov with Dimitri Nabokov (Translator)

181 pages • first pub 1938 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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Like Kafka's The Castle, Invitation to a Beheading embodies a vision of a bizarre and irrational world. In an unnamed dream country, the young man Cincinnatus C. is condemned to death by beheading for gnostical turpitude, an imaginary crime that d...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,267 reviews

Moods

reflective 72%
dark 63%
challenging 54%
mysterious 45%
funny 40%
emotional 26%
tense 16%
sad 15%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 4%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 48%
medium 43%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 67% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 28% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.85

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