Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

320 reviews

tildafin16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, and Violence

brianna2811's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

bludgeoned_by_hail's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Deeply disturbing and hauntingly beautiful. I don't remember ever being so uncomfortable reading a book, and yet, I was completely captivated by it.
It's a chilling and disgustingly real-feeling portrayal of pedophilic attraction and grooming tactics that feels very relevant and current despite its age. I was a bit wary as I had heard a lot of discourse on whether the book romanticizes the subject or not, but having now read it, I genuinely don't know how anyone could take the story as an indictment of HH's actions or even mildly sympathetic to him. 
It's not an easy read by any means: even beyond the subject matter or the infuriatingly unreliable narrator, the language is very ornate and dense, often making the pace slow and the sequence of events confusing, (especially by the end, when HH's viewpoint starts to blur into paranoia). Still, at it's best, the prose is still so masterful and evocative that it makes it all worth it imo.
What more can I really say. Damn. It's one of those you don't easily forget.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Kidnapping and Child abuse

emmablue's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Rape, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Incest

camortiz26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death, and Child abuse

alicemorrison1029's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

i feel dirty giving this a 5 star review, but i also think that it deserves nothing less. it does it’s job perfectly; it makes you uncomfortable while still drawing you into the story, and is so very beautifully written. while there was a constant pit of disgust in my stomach, i enjoyed finding all the moments where the true nature of the “relationship” shone through HH’s unreliable narration. 

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Content Warnings

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

frizzster'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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Murder

indywalsh's review against another edition

TRAUMATISED literally traumatised I got half-way and then asked myself why I was putting myself through this! so I stopped and you should too <3 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

Read this only when in a very sound mental state or don't read it at all <3

aaliyahjn's review against another edition

I really tried to get through this book because it was touted as good litEraTuRe. But I wanted to vomit the entire 15% that I read and I cannot go any further. Kudos to all of those who can finish this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

morenowagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Incest, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping