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costi_na's review against another edition
Graphic: Pedophilia
atticlovebuzz's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gun violence, Stalking, and Car accident
jakepasseri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia
Moderate: Sexual content and Murder
Minor: Child death and Pregnancy
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- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Pedophilia
thclie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Violence
angiebks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Classism
holzzaune's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Stalking, and Murder
alyelhemasy's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
binchsensei's review against another edition
3.25
An airtight example of an unreliable narrator, ol Humbert is 100% bonkers, increasingly so as Dolores slips from his grasp. Re-read unlikely but I’ll be looking for other Nabokov books.
Moderate: Pedophilia
mary_do_12's review against another edition
- 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
now, of course, lolita is a very controversial book, reasonably so.
i personally found myself immersed in the story and hooked to the characters. there is no denying that this book is disgusting and gross and disturbing. but if nabokov manages to make me feel these emotions, that means that his writing is impeccable. naturally, you have to look at his work critically and in doing so, i myself found lolita to be even more impressive.
i can say that i’ve been inside the mind of a pedophile and i would dare say that that has contributed to my broad life experience and feeling of sympathy and understanding of the world as a whole.
if i were to stand face to face with humbert humbert though, i would not hesitate a second to knock his guts out.
the reason i gave lolita four and not five stars is solely because i feel that towards the end, the book lost a bit of its pace, and with it, me. i found myself skimming along passages ever so often because i just wasn’t as attached to the story as much as i was in the first half.
still a great book, i would recommend it to absolutely nobody.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment