Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

194 reviews

andie_1504's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

bernard_black's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Why is humbert's narration actually so funny ☠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death and Murder

Minor: Gun violence and Pregnancy

vulcajes's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely insane read but I loved it. In fact, I loved it so much that I chose to do it as one of my A Level English lit coursework texts! Highly recommend if you enjoy reading the absolute worst man ever yapping about Edgar Allan Poe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

lizzie_yc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

hollyenglish's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

bluelilyleest's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-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

4.0

"[...] so that above and over everything there is — Lolita."

I was finally convinced to read this classic because it turned out it's one of my best friends' favorite book and I wanted to know how in heaven's name she could like a book about a pedophile. It looks like now I'll have to find a way to bring into words why I like a book about a pedophile, too. 

I'd briefly learned about Lolita in my literature studies that it was a controversial book because of its theme and the fact that it's told from the perspective of the bad guy. I hadn't wanted to read it, because I didn't want to feel any kind of sympathy for the protagonist. I was afraid his thoughts and morals would be forced upon me through the focalization.

Boy, was I wrong! The distance between the reader and the protagonist couldn't be greater. There are many layers to this book - a story within a diary within publication within a book - that constantly challenge and ridicule Humbert Humbert's perspective. He is a complete pathetic loser and I constantly rooted for everything to curb and frustrate him. As someone who is quite sensitive, I can say that the actual sexual misconducts are kept to a minimum and were not as disturbing to me as to make me stop reading. 

If you're interested in character perspective and the levels of narration/irony, this book is for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

helena777's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

jakepasseri's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

5.0

Easily on of my favourite books I've ever read. Nabakov's prose and the way he writes HH is just phenomenonal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder

Minor: Child death and Pregnancy

It's Lolita.

angiebks's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

slow-paced

3.0

yeah okay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Stalking, and Murder