missing duration info • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501287299
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 18 August 2015
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."A beautiful mystery plot, not ...
Community Reviews Summary of 550 reviews
Moods
funny 59%
challenging 40%
mysterious 35%
reflective 24%
tense 18%
adventurous 10%
sad 5%
emotional 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 45% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Murder
missing duration info • first pub 1934 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501287299
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 18 August 2015
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."A beautiful mystery plot, not ...
Community Reviews Summary of 550 reviews
Moods
funny 59%
challenging 40%
mysterious 35%
reflective 24%
tense 18%
adventurous 10%
sad 5%
emotional 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 45% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Murder