191 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723417
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 June 1989
Description
One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Professor Timofey Pnin is a haplessly disoriented Russian émigré precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950's. Pnin strugg...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,471 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
sad 38%
lighthearted 33%
emotional 28%
challenging 14%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 4%
dark 3%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 48% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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191 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679723417
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 18 June 1989
Description
One of the best-loved of Nabokov’s novels, Pnin features his funniest and most heart-rending character. Professor Timofey Pnin is a haplessly disoriented Russian émigré precariously employed on an American college campus in the 1950's. Pnin strugg...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,471 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
sad 38%
lighthearted 33%
emotional 28%
challenging 14%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 4%
dark 3%
inspiring 3%
informative 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 91% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 48% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
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