Förtvivlan by Vladimir Nabokov

Förtvivlan

Vladimir Nabokov with Aris Fioretos (Translator)

186 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics dark funny reflective slow-paced
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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.

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3.82
based on 1,159 reviews

Moods

dark: 80%

funny: 58%

mysterious: 45%

challenging: 42%

reflective: 27%

tense: 20%

adventurous: 13%

emotional: 8%

sad: 7%

inspiring: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
44% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
53% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
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A mix
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Strong character development?

13% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
78% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

95% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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