Lolita | Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita | Vladimir Nabokov | Simply Incredible

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Lolita

	Lolita Vladimir Nabokov Vintage, 1989 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 450 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A must read!!

I couldn't put it down. Nabokov perfectly captures the arrogant and delusional world of a pedophile. Dolly is a bit of a troubled child but is certainly not in reality Humbert's "Lolita". Although it is written through Humbert's eyes, you can subtly pick up Nabokov's hints of the reality of their relationship. If you are expecting pornography as some more conservative readers suggest, you will be sadly disapointed. It is a beautifully written novel about a madman's obsession with a young girl and the devastating effects.

I did find the first couple of chapters in the second part of the book to be a little long. I understand that this was Nabokov experiencing and discovering America; but, this did little to help me want to discover it with him. Once I got through it, I was back to loving this book again.

If none of this makes you want to read it, I will try to appeal to your inner rebel. This book made a lot of people angry and some tried to ban and suppress it. That makes it your duty as an American who supports the first ammendment to read this! You will be glad you did!

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Simply Incredible

Reading and studying Lolita was, in short, the most touching, intelligent, educational, and utterly incredible literary experience of my life. Sexually taboo, yes, but not as one would expect, and full of so much beautiful prose that anyone with an appreciation for skilled writing will overlook the subject matter and gladly go along with Nabokov. Lolita probably won't change your feelings about pedophilia, and it doesn't want to, but it aspires to and should undoubtedly change your outlook on the novel. Highly recommended.

Different, yes, but wonderfully written

Some friends suggested that I read this book which I had never even heard of until recently. At the beginning I wasn't sure what I was getting into, but it reeled me in and I just couldn't put this down.

I'm not sure that I would call this a great love story, but as sick as it may seem, H.H. was definitely in love. Maybe he was in love with his Lolita, or maybe it was left over from his Annabel, but he did have a great love, although it was different than what one would expect.

Should this book have been banned? Absolutely not! This is a great novel that should be read by all! I can see why people were angered in the time period that it was published, however, this book goes to show that people should not be afraid of what is different.

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Genius

My initial feelings toward the protagonist, Humbert Humbert, after reading the first few chapters, if you can call them that, of the story were those of pity and understanding. I could see why he could never quite get out of the past and why he longed to relive his first and greatest love. I found myself hoping he succeeded in his quest to be intimate with his obsession, Lolita. As the story progressed, however, I found him to be nothing more than a pervert and an absolute disgusting human being. What first appeared to be love is rather a sickening obsession based purely on his own impulses and self satisfaction. Aside from his nauseating fixation with prepubescent girls, he is a very pompous, holier-than-thou, bitter European man. Of course the point of a story is not to like the characters, and all of that aside, it is a brilliantly written novel. Vladimir Nabokov has one of the most sterling writing styles I have ever come across and if you like anything that does not suck, you would be well advised to read this book as soon as you possibly can.

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Bizarre & Hilarious

This was written by a man in love. Not our narrator HH, but Nabokov himself, completely and crazily in love with the English language. I'll have to read it again - at least once - to catch all the puns and extremely clever turns of phrase. Simply remarkable.

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