Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

161 reviews

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

warmrats's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

Ridiculously hard to get through, but incredibly necessary to read it as a tale about Dolores's tragedy. It is not about Humbert, and it is definitely not meant to romanticize him. This book will continue to have a controversial legacy, but it will be very important to me. I see myself in Dolores in many ways, as someone raised as a girl. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

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

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

kleinerdiktator's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Incest, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Car accident, and Death

bycath's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

chaya_v's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Horrifying content but form is brilliant. When looking at the writing only this is a masterpiece. But the content makes it impossible for me to rate this higher. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Death of parent, Incest, Car accident, Murder, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

nisha_111's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Murder, Pedophilia, and Stalking

saramaiabarbas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Emotional abuse, Incest, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

k0i's review against another edition

Heavy trigger warnings to watch out for. It is definitely a controversial book yet it also feels slow. I wouldn’t quite say one-dimensional, but the focus of the storyline is definitely unreliable. But once again, I didn’t finish this story so please don’t put complete faith in me. Read it if you want, at your own discretion of course. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Infidelity