The Eye by Vladimir Nabokov

The Eye

Vladimir Nabokov

96 pages • first pub 1930 (editions) user-added

fiction classics dark reflective slow-paced
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Smurov, a lovelorn, excruciatingly self-conscious Russian émigré living in pre-war Berlin, commits suicide after being humiliated by a jealous husband, only to suffer even greater indignities in the afterlife as he searches for proof of his existe...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 768 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

mysterious: 60%

dark: 46%

challenging: 37%

funny: 23%

emotional: 12%

tense: 10%

sad: 9%

lighthearted: 5%

inspiring: 4%

adventurous: 3%

hopeful: 3%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

41% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
75% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

22% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

72% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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