Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

336 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark slow-paced
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Poet and pervert, Humbert Humbert becomes obsessed by twelve-year-old Lolita and seeks to possess her, first carnally and then artistically, out of love, 'to fix once for all the perilous magic of nymphets'. Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongu...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 72,485 reviews

Moods

dark: 92%

challenging: 62%

tense: 40%

sad: 38%

emotional: 28%

reflective: 25%

funny: 9%

mysterious: 7%

adventurous: 4%

informative: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
59% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

15% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
49% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

95% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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