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553 pages • first pub 1938 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780141196985
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 21 March 2012
Description
The Gift is the last of the novels Nabokov wrote in his native Russian and the crowning achievement of that period in his literary career. It is also his ode to Russian literature, evoking the works of Pushkin, Gogol, and others in the course of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 204 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 33%
funny 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 16%
adventurous 8%
dark 8%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 8%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | N/A: 12%Strong character development?
No: 55% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
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553 pages • first pub 1938 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780141196985
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 21 March 2012
Description
The Gift is the last of the novels Nabokov wrote in his native Russian and the crowning achievement of that period in his literary career. It is also his ode to Russian literature, evoking the works of Pushkin, Gogol, and others in the course of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 204 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 33%
funny 25%
mysterious 25%
sad 16%
adventurous 8%
dark 8%
hopeful 8%
relaxing 8%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | N/A: 12%Strong character development?
No: 55% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 11%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.