Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

433 reviews

selkiecoded's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

lilianmathilda's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

rachelschwabauer's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Minor: Car accident

lenaemilia's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

Anyone who thinks this is a romance or a comedy has lost their last brain cell. It is well written and witty but it is not fun or romantic. 
Worth the read I just had to take occasional breaks because I got too angry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Incest, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, and Pregnancy

cronareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Stalking

galactic_gigi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book is absolutely horrifying! Don‘t get me wrong, the writing is beautiful and lyrical and so poetic. But what the narrator is describing are the absolute mad delusions of a monster targeting, manipulating and abusing a child. The unreliability and him trying to defend himself in front of the readers is bringing the reader closer to the narrator then one might want or feel comfortable with. It‘s a very good book and I recommend reading it, but there are a lot of times where I needed to take a break before nearly hurling the book against a wall. Please consult trigger warnings before reading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

oliviatheron's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

annabellw06_'s review against another edition

I don’t really want to hear a pedophiles  internal monologue for another 150 pages. Good writing though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia