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A review by gossamer_lens
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I read this in the fall of 2018 for a Russian literature class. I truly enjoyed the book and our class analysis of it back then.
I re-read this book in 2022 with my parents. It is such an odd book full of mystery, confusion, and metaphor. Reading this book is unlike reading anything else I've ever read. But the ending... the ending is killer. The book holds space for exploration of very real, deep, and even traumatic subjects... but wrapped up in absurdist art. I love it. It's solid and it is a book that I thought about frequently after reading it. It was a pleasure to share it with people I love and who hold similar life moments that this book reminded me of.
I re-read this book in 2022 with my parents. It is such an odd book full of mystery, confusion, and metaphor. Reading this book is unlike reading anything else I've ever read. But the ending... the ending is killer. The book holds space for exploration of very real, deep, and even traumatic subjects... but wrapped up in absurdist art. I love it. It's solid and it is a book that I thought about frequently after reading it. It was a pleasure to share it with people I love and who hold similar life moments that this book reminded me of.