232 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789726959250
Format: Paperback
Language: Portuguese
Publisher: Editorial Teorema
Publication date: 01 August 2010
Description
Extensively revised by Nabokov in 1965--thirty years after its original publication--Despair is the wickedly inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime--his own murder.
Community Reviews Summary of 524 reviews
Moods
funny 53%
mysterious 35%
challenging 32%
reflective 25%
tense 21%
adventurous 10%
sad 7%
emotional 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 44% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 43% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | N/A: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Murder
232 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789726959250
Format: Paperback
Language: Portuguese
Publisher: Editorial Teorema
Publication date: 01 August 2010
Description
Extensively revised by Nabokov in 1965--thirty years after its original publication--Despair is the wickedly inventive and richly derisive story of Hermann, a man who undertakes the perfect crime--his own murder.
Community Reviews Summary of 524 reviews
Moods
funny 53%
mysterious 35%
challenging 32%
reflective 25%
tense 21%
adventurous 10%
sad 7%
emotional 3%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 44% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 43% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | N/A: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Murder