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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

18 reviews

rosainthebooks's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Incest, and Death of parent

srm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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: Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, and Alcohol

poppyxeon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Rape

hexa's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Death of parent, and Murder

blackbirdfly567's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.25

Tedious read, but worthy of its meticulousness. It is incredibly immersive and you often begin to feel sympathy for the sick, vile creature that is Humbert-Humbert, before being subsequently thrown into the graphic details of his abuse towards the young Dolores Haze. Despite its dark subject, you’ll find that the extent of his seemingly pathetic, desperate and doomed pursuit of ‘Lolita’ can at times be quite humorous and absurd, but perhaps that’s just one of the many ways this book, or more accurately the account of the events by Humbert himself, manipulates you throughout this sordid tale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder

quinn24's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Transphobia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

h3llo_steph's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use and Rape

karenaerts'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol