Look at the Harlequins! by Vladimir Nabokov, Erroll McDonald

Look at the Harlequins!

Vladimir Nabokov, Erroll McDonald

224 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics funny slow-paced

Description

'Look at the harlequins ...Play Invent the world Invent reality'. This is the childhood advice given by an aunt to Russian born writer Vadim Vadimovich, who emigrates to England, then Paris, then Germany and then the US, and, now dying, reconstruc...

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Community Reviews Summary of 76 reviews

Moods

challenging 66%
reflective 66%
dark 33%
tense 33%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.7

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