missing duration info • first pub 1929 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501287336
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 18 August 2015
Description
Nabokov's third novel, The Luzhin Defense, is a chilling story of obsession and madness. As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen -- an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates. He takes up ch...
Community Reviews Summary of 512 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
challenging 33%
sad 33%
mysterious 29%
tense 29%
emotional 18%
funny 7%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
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Graphic
Suicide
missing duration info • first pub 1929 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501287336
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 18 August 2015
Description
Nabokov's third novel, The Luzhin Defense, is a chilling story of obsession and madness. As a young boy, Luzhin was unattractive, distracted, withdrawn, sullen -- an enigma to his parents and an object of ridicule to his classmates. He takes up ch...
Community Reviews Summary of 512 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
challenging 33%
sad 33%
mysterious 29%
tense 29%
emotional 18%
funny 7%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide