Lolita
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- Author：Vladimir Nabokov
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Summary
Humbert Humbert - scholar， aesthete and romantic - has fallen completely and utterly in love with Lolita Haze， his landlady's gum-snapping， silky skinned twelve-year-old daughter。 Reluctantly agreeing to marry Mrs Haze just to be close to Lolita， Humbert suffers greatly in the pursuit of romance; but when Lo herself starts looking for attention elsewhere， he will carry her off on a desperate cross-country misadventure， all in the name of Love。 Hilarious， flamboyant， heart-breaking and full of ingenious word play， Lolita is an immaculate， unforgettable masterpiece of obsession， delusion and lust。
Reviews
Finne Minnart
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"I looked and looked at her， and knew as clearly as I know I am to die， that I loved her more than anything I had ever seen or imagined on earth"would recommend if you're a mentally disturbed hot girl <3（trigger warnings: pedophilia， rape and sexual assault ） "I looked and looked at her， and knew as clearly as I know I am to die， that I loved her more than anything I had ever seen or imagined on earth"would recommend if you're a mentally disturbed hot girl <3（trigger warnings: pedophilia， rape and sexual assault ） 。。。more
J Gaspar
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Nabokov is nothing short of a genius。 Lolita is undoubtedly a masterpiece。 From the unusual plot to the beautiful use of English， this is a book that keeps on giving and grabs the reader - to which the narrator often speaks directly。 The characters are complex and surprising， and the subtleties are a treat。
Gabriel Paquet
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Nabokov excelle pour présenter， d'une écriture de génie， le portrait psychologique du personnage le plus détestable de toute la littérature qui m'a été donnée de consommer dans ma vie。 C'est beaucoup trop introspectif et précis pour ne pas se méfier de cet auteur。 Nabokov excelle pour présenter， d'une écriture de génie， le portrait psychologique du personnage le plus détestable de toute la littérature qui m'a été donnée de consommer dans ma vie。 C'est beaucoup trop introspectif et précis pour ne pas se méfier de cet auteur。 。。。more
Miruna Bobea
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you can see that this book was wrote by a man。
Allison
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3。5。 Very disturbing but also had some humor。 I alternated between cringing and laughing， but mostly cringing。
László Kovács
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A mező tavasszal kicseréli mezéta fezőr nyaranta leveszi a fezéta rezonőr gyakran nem leli a rezéta kígyó， ha sétál， zsebre vágja kezét…
Madison
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Such a hard read to stomach， but beautifully and poetically written。 When I talk about Lolita to others， I always hammer home the point that the content matter is atrocious， but is juxtaposed by the most beautiful prose I've ever encountered。I was first made aware of Lolita through Lana Del Rey's music， at which point I attempted to read this novel at age 14-15。 Interestingly enough， I was the age of Lolita。 I must admit， I had a difficult time finding the problem with this novel back then。 My t Such a hard read to stomach， but beautifully and poetically written。 When I talk about Lolita to others， I always hammer home the point that the content matter is atrocious， but is juxtaposed by the most beautiful prose I've ever encountered。I was first made aware of Lolita through Lana Del Rey's music， at which point I attempted to read this novel at age 14-15。 Interestingly enough， I was the age of Lolita。 I must admit， I had a difficult time finding the problem with this novel back then。 My thought process had been similar to Lolita's: "If I were approached by a handsome， wealthy， educated English man， I would go with him， too！" Such a dangerous thought for someone so young， especially to be supported by such a renowned novel as this one。 Now reading this at age 20， I am deeply disturbed。 My brain was just as easily manipulated as Lolita's in the novel。I think having read this at two different points of my life （age 14/15， and now aged 20）， it really gave me a unique perspective on the novel。 My first read I was literally in the headspace of Lolita， an easily manipulated young girl。 Similar to Lolita， I was unable to find the flaws and errors of men like H。H。 and Quilty， which is a fascinating case study of how much development a brain can do in just six years。This read was different for me。 Instead of focusing on the awful plot matter like I had upon my first read at age 14， I focused on Nabokov's deep pop culture， literature， and just about any other reference annotated by this specific edition of the book。 I wanted to get into the mind of why Nabokov would be motivated to write something like Lolita， as it's so elegantly written， but contains disturbing subject matter。One of my favorite things about this book that I immediately noticed is the narration from someone like H。H。 - an unreliable narrator。 I think the most evident part of this book that explores H。H。's descent into madness is the final 4 chapters of the novel， where he hunts down Quilty at his mansion。 H。H。 specifically writes that Quilty refused to die， and took about 4 bullets when it was all said and done。 In addition， in between gunshot wounds， Quilty was playing the piano， running around his mansion， and crawling - all actions someone who just took four bullets to the body would not be experiencing。 This incident is the biggest red flag that H。H。's recorded version of events should be taken with a grain of salt。 The narration provided by H。H。 makes for a fascinating discussion on the subject of unreliable narrators， to which this novel bases its foundation from。Despite the horrible subject matter， Lolita stays in my mind as one of my favorite reads from my teen years。 My mind was so malleable that I saw nothing wrong with H。H。's treatment of Dolores。 In fact， I think I secretly yearned to be swept off my feet and pulled from school as she had， just to escape the monotonous day-to-day that was my teen years。 However， as a twenty year old now， my perspective on Lolita has significantly shifted， and my read on Lolita has become more critical and analytical。 I think the unreliable narrator aspect of this novel， and how anything H。H。 tells us should be taken with a grain of salt， is such an interesting facet。 。。。more
Max
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'Lolita' is a soul-crushing novel that effectively proves the genius of Nabokov。 Through the first person narrative of "Humbert Humbert"， you are given a front row seat in the depravity of a pedophile with an ungodly passion for 12 year old Dolores Haze。 H。H。 is unrepentant， unaware of how is actions are perceived by others， and unreliable in his descriptions of the events of the book。 However， while you find yourself in a state of absolute loathing of the main narrator， you can't help but feel 'Lolita' is a soul-crushing novel that effectively proves the genius of Nabokov。 Through the first person narrative of "Humbert Humbert"， you are given a front row seat in the depravity of a pedophile with an ungodly passion for 12 year old Dolores Haze。 H。H。 is unrepentant， unaware of how is actions are perceived by others， and unreliable in his descriptions of the events of the book。 However， while you find yourself in a state of absolute loathing of the main narrator， you can't help but feel enchanted by the masterful prose and powerful use of language dispensed by Nabokov。 He effortlessly allures the reader， not with endearing characters or a gratifying story， but with his ability to make you feel debauched。 This book offers a unique character study on the corrupted psychology of a child loving degenerate， and through its masterful use of language （Both English and French alike）， it has cemented itself as a controversial classic。 I recommend this novel with caution。 。。。more
Danielle
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NABOKOV and his brilliant game playing of words， his wit， his sarcasm and his constant interweaving of languages were outstanding as I had expected but I am feeling rather disturbed after reading this novel which I’m actually sure was the entire point。 I felt like I was trapped in the mind of a delusional， dangerous and very sick pedophile who groomed and eventually consummated his prey who was of course Lolita。 I had to keep reminding myself of the era of this novel and that 12 year old Lolita NABOKOV and his brilliant game playing of words， his wit， his sarcasm and his constant interweaving of languages were outstanding as I had expected but I am feeling rather disturbed after reading this novel which I’m actually sure was the entire point。 I felt like I was trapped in the mind of a delusional， dangerous and very sick pedophile who groomed and eventually consummated his prey who was of course Lolita。 I had to keep reminding myself of the era of this novel and that 12 year old Lolita had no one else in the world to look out for her which is why it took her so long to find a way to leave。Nabokov tries unsuccessfully to convince us as members of the jury that Humbert Humbert’s actions were justifiable but I saw him as nothing but a cunning sexual predator and I would declare him to be guilty as charged。 I think he knew that too。 As for poor Lolita I saw her as a helpless， confused little girl and an unwilling partner in a sickening relationship “ …。I would lead my reluctant pet to our small home for a quick connection before dinner “ Shocking， yet brilliant and totally worth the read 。。。more
Annelin Kristiane
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This is not a love story。Love means to protect， respect the boundaries of the one you love。 In this story we find a middleaged man who choose to give into his own desires and continuously rapes a twelve year old orphaned girl， his own stepdaughter （after he married her mother just for the reason of his desires for her daughter - and the mother accidentally died）。 This should not be nessecary to say（write）， but it seem like it is - due to the fact that this story is by some read as an love story。 This is not a love story。Love means to protect， respect the boundaries of the one you love。 In this story we find a middleaged man who choose to give into his own desires and continuously rapes a twelve year old orphaned girl， his own stepdaughter （after he married her mother just for the reason of his desires for her daughter - and the mother accidentally died）。 This should not be nessecary to say（write）， but it seem like it is - due to the fact that this story is by some read as an love story。 But the fact is that desire and obsession does not equal love。 Destroying a late childhood to fulfil one owns desires， has nothing to do with love。 Easy as that。 Seeing this book being talked about as a description of love makes me worried。 That being said， the reason for me to rate this one star is because I found som parts of the book kinda boring。 And I want to remind myself with this review not to prioritize to read this ever again to explore if it was not better than what I think of it now。 Note to self: it is not bad。 The language will sometimes drag you in - but it is Not interesting enough to take up so much of your time in your life ever again。 。。。more
Jireh Writes
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What can I say？ My taste is uncanny ¯\_（ツ）_/¯
Rosa Osorio
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Fue una tortura leer este libro， es una lectura incómoda， ofensiva y desagradable， no puedo validar como el protagonista piensa ni sus acciones， un Niño no tiene la capacidad de seducir o establecer una relación sentimental， los adultos somos los responsables de los niños y no podemos abusar de un inmadurez e inocencia。 Como el prologó promete no haya ninguna reflexión y su autor no tiene ninguna preocupación al no dejarla。 El autor tiene muy buena prosa y buenas descripciones pero ese hace muy Fue una tortura leer este libro， es una lectura incómoda， ofensiva y desagradable， no puedo validar como el protagonista piensa ni sus acciones， un Niño no tiene la capacidad de seducir o establecer una relación sentimental， los adultos somos los responsables de los niños y no podemos abusar de un inmadurez e inocencia。 Como el prologó promete no haya ninguna reflexión y su autor no tiene ninguna preocupación al no dejarla。 El autor tiene muy buena prosa y buenas descripciones pero ese hace muy difícil y perturbador la lectura incluso en la segunda parte por el tema que toca y por la profundidad en que lo hace。 Aparte es muy tedioso los múltiples palabras galicismos que usa en el libro。 。。。more
Chloe
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this controversial novel was hard to read & absolutely disgusting at times - but the point is not to judge Humbert Humbert’s morals （as it is obviously wrong）， but to hold them with you as you analyze his character， his prose， and the perversion he has bound Lolita to。 objectively， this book is genius: Nabokov’s narrative technique and overall writing style is beautiful。 Following Humber’s development， I have asked myself if Humbert really loves Lolita many times。 The answer varied chapter by ch this controversial novel was hard to read & absolutely disgusting at times - but the point is not to judge Humbert Humbert’s morals （as it is obviously wrong）， but to hold them with you as you analyze his character， his prose， and the perversion he has bound Lolita to。 objectively， this book is genius: Nabokov’s narrative technique and overall writing style is beautiful。 Following Humber’s development， I have asked myself if Humbert really loves Lolita many times。 The answer varied chapter by chapter （he only loves her innocence。 he loves her because of her resemblance to annabel。 his love for her is superficial。 he loves her， truly， no matter how wrong， how horrible。） and i am still pondering whether the complexity of their love， or “love”， can be understood。a portrait of a pedophile， a rapist， a criminal - not a condemnation of one。This novel is truly a masterpiece and there are not enough days for me to rant on about it。 。。。more
Donal Hurley
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He writes well。It is an interesting insight into the mind of a very sick individual。The first half is the best part。 Can be funny at times。 It is building up suspense and has scenes with some characters who are unwittingly thwarting his designs。You end up curious whether he will succeed in what is essentially the rape of a 12 year old child and the complete destruction of her life。The development of the plot in the second part of the book is poor。 There is much repetition， although well written He writes well。It is an interesting insight into the mind of a very sick individual。The first half is the best part。 Can be funny at times。 It is building up suspense and has scenes with some characters who are unwittingly thwarting his designs。You end up curious whether he will succeed in what is essentially the rape of a 12 year old child and the complete destruction of her life。The development of the plot in the second part of the book is poor。 There is much repetition， although well written it is boring and hard to have any empathy with any of the characters particularly the protagonist。 。。。more
#Iq
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SPOILER-FREE REVIEW HERE。 CHECK IT OUT。With a lot of controversial things surrounding this book， I read Lolita under 2 conditions。1。 It's a piece of fictional literature and will judge it based on how the book is written rather than the dark subjects it explores。2。 Don't make any Epstein jokes。This is a mixed bag for me。 Let's talk about the positives。 The writing is solid。 I have to admit， despite the ugly context and its justification， the writing is pretty good。 There are many lines or paragr SPOILER-FREE REVIEW HERE。 CHECK IT OUT。With a lot of controversial things surrounding this book， I read Lolita under 2 conditions。1。 It's a piece of fictional literature and will judge it based on how the book is written rather than the dark subjects it explores。2。 Don't make any Epstein jokes。This is a mixed bag for me。 Let's talk about the positives。 The writing is solid。 I have to admit， despite the ugly context and its justification， the writing is pretty good。 There are many lines or paragraphs in this book that is written beautifully and I will give the author the credit he deserves。But that's the only positive I can give to Lolita （the book， I mean）。 After reading some Goodreads reviews， this is the only plus that everyone gives。 A few reviews also claim 'Lolita' as a tragic romance novel or the author makes you sympathize with the MC or the author seduces the reader through this book， but I disagree。 Before mentioning my problems with this book， I wanna make this clear。 My low rating for this book has （little or） nothing to do with the unreliable protagonist or the pedophilic theme。 I've consumed literature and movies with unreliable protagonists and I love them when they're done right。 But that's not the case with Lolita。Even though the prose is beautifully written， it's not enough for me to give it a positive review。 Unlike other unreliable but well-written protagonists， Humbert is not an interesting one。 His justifications for being a paedophile made me laugh at times， but Humbert is boring， especially in Part II where the content gets stale for the most part。 If not for the writing， I would've DNF this book faster than an Asian kid disappointing their parents。 The segments involving Dolores （when she's speaking， not from Humbert's view） did catch my interest but it quickly faded away since there's so little of them。 The overall story is also not that great。 It was kinda meh， in my opinion。 But the last 7 or so chapters were good and the book wrapped itself decently， even though the whole story is not that good。People who love this book claim that the writing is what made them like this book， which is a fair reason。 Sure， there are many forms of literature and movies where the story doesn't matter and writing is the only pillar it needs， but that's not the case for Lolita。 This book desperately needs another pillar or two for it to stand as a great book。 I will not judge the author since his writing was good and I've also heard great things about his other works， so I'll give him another chance。 To put it short， the writing was good。 The rest was not。4/10 。。。more
Vivian
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As awful and unreliable the narrator in this novel is， this is a book everyone should read considering how much it has been implemented into society。 Our narrator is both the protagonist and antagonist， but also makes you feel truly。 He is sick， and yes the novel is about his infatuation with Lolita， but I think it’s also about the idea of love and how it can bend your morals。 I really enjoyed it， and considering how it’s implemented into our culture now more than ever it’s really important that As awful and unreliable the narrator in this novel is， this is a book everyone should read considering how much it has been implemented into society。 Our narrator is both the protagonist and antagonist， but also makes you feel truly。 He is sick， and yes the novel is about his infatuation with Lolita， but I think it’s also about the idea of love and how it can bend your morals。 I really enjoyed it， and considering how it’s implemented into our culture now more than ever it’s really important that people read this book， rather than depend on the movies。 。。。more
Daniel Lee
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소설 롤리타논란의 여지가 많은 소재를 이렇게나 자연스럽게 글로 엮어 낼 수 있는 사람은 이 사람밖에 없지 않을까 싶지만，무지한 독자가 보기엔 현학， 언어유희， 해박한 지식 속으로 포장한 추악한 아동성애자의 회고록。소설 후반으로 갈수록 더욱。
Karen Nathalee
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Espero no ser la única que ve algo lindo en esta historia。
Camille
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Made me uncomfortable at times but that is the point of the book， to be made uncomfortable and realize the weight of the situation。 very descriptive but probably wouldn’t read again
Huy Tran
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Một cuốn sách mà bạn sẽ phải đọc lần hai với những công cụ hỗ trợ tra cứu thông tin để đào sâu hơn vào mê cung ngôn từ cũng như mê cung vườn ươm phong phú và quá đỗi phức tạp của tác giả！Điên rồ， dâm dật và hứa hẹn sẽ thổi bay đầu óc bạn。
Kacey Ryan
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okay so this book made me unbelievably uncomfortable I actually could not continue to read it。 I’m counting it as read because there was an attempt。 I made it halfway through the book and i could not finish it I wanted to throw up
Alexandra Whitehead
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A subject matter that was very difficult to read （the main character was a peadophile） this book however， was a well written book。 I’m glad I read it and expanded my usual type of reading and challenged myself。
Anne Moss
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The thoughts and feelings that Humbert had about Lolita are indicative of real thoughts and feelings that real people have about young women。 Most thoughts that you have are not something you can control。 You can control your reaction to a thought， but the thought itself just comes， and often we don’t know how or why。 Maybe it comes from your background， or your culture。 Maybe it comes from something you have experienced。 Whatever the case， it is important that we explore these thoughts。 It is i The thoughts and feelings that Humbert had about Lolita are indicative of real thoughts and feelings that real people have about young women。 Most thoughts that you have are not something you can control。 You can control your reaction to a thought， but the thought itself just comes， and often we don’t know how or why。 Maybe it comes from your background， or your culture。 Maybe it comes from something you have experienced。 Whatever the case， it is important that we explore these thoughts。 It is important to try to understand them - not just sweep it under the table or pretend it doesn’t exist。 Things don’t just disappear by pretending they aren’t there。 Mature adults understand this。 Mature adults can deal with complicated issues。But this book gets banned so often because so many people refuse to engage in a mature exploration of a topic。 Most people are too weak and afraid。 They are afraid the subject matter will cause them to have thoughts in which they are not mature enough to handle - and they are too weak to respond to these thoughts - they are afraid of how they will react to these thoughts。I find it very disappointing that so many people refuse to do the heavy lifting - that so many people refuse to confront the tough topics that can expose themselves to an evolution of their thinking and behavior。Very disappointing indeed。 。。。more
Zayna
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Nauseating， witty， tragic。 Nabokov's writing is filled with stunning， vibrant prose， quips， and raw feeling。 Humbert Humbert is a truly repulsive， pathetic character and it was fascinating to see his own twisted way of thinking。 My only complaints would be that I couldn't keep up with all the French （Although I know this was a deliberate choice by the writer） and that I didn't find Lolita's dialogue believable。 Nauseating， witty， tragic。 Nabokov's writing is filled with stunning， vibrant prose， quips， and raw feeling。 Humbert Humbert is a truly repulsive， pathetic character and it was fascinating to see his own twisted way of thinking。 My only complaints would be that I couldn't keep up with all the French （Although I know this was a deliberate choice by the writer） and that I didn't find Lolita's dialogue believable。 。。。more
dara
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TW: mentions of r@pe， p3dophilia， murder- if you don’t feel comfortable reading about any of those topics， please don’t continue with this review。Onto to the review:“Lolita， light of my life， fire of my loins。 My sin， my soul。 Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap， at three， on the teeth。 Lo。 Lee。 Ta。 She was Lo， plain Lo， in the morning， standing four feet ten in one sock。 She was Lola in slacks。 She was Dolly at school。 She was Dolores on the dott TW: mentions of r@pe， p3dophilia， murder- if you don’t feel comfortable reading about any of those topics， please don’t continue with this review。Onto to the review:“Lolita， light of my life， fire of my loins。 My sin， my soul。 Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap， at three， on the teeth。 Lo。 Lee。 Ta。 She was Lo， plain Lo， in the morning， standing four feet ten in one sock。 She was Lola in slacks。 She was Dolly at school。 She was Dolores on the dotted line。 But in my arms she was always Lolita。” -NabokovWho would have thought an opening as beautiful written like that could be one of a book about p3dophilia， r@pe and other unspeakable， taboo topics？ But despite all of it， why did I continue with the book？ Why bother？Because even though there are horrifying， details that made me feel so， so squeamish， it’s written in such a poetic and allusive way and you unintentionally fall in love with the writing even though you know it’s very wrong to do so。 Because even though the book is about the immoral seduction of an innocent child， I unintentionally focused on the seduction of language。 The way it’s written， makes H。H’s crimes and actions seem less vile: which is a prospect that has terrible implications for society。Speaking of Humbert， I still feel puzzled about his narration。 I know， as a reader， the story is just written in his perspective。 But are we supposed to sympathize with him？ I mean nowhere does H。H beg for forgiveness of any sort。。。maybe we’re supposed to empathize with him。。？ Maybe， but I still hate him so much because of the levels he stoops to。 Let me just wrap up this review by saying this: Lolita is a book that will probably question the way you feel about language and literature — every reader will interpret this book differently more or less。 There is so much power of language in this book， but I still feel extremely disgusted by this story。 My god， how can a book be so disturbing yet brilliant。 Overall， mixed feelings about this book。Side note: Sorry for the messy review， I wrote this review just about an hour after I read the book， so I couldn’t exactly organize my thoughts。 Excuse my run-on sentences， any improper writing and incorrect grammar。Reading time: approx。 6hRating: 3。5 stars 。。。more
Sara Zoltan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （Minus a star bc it made me feel v queasy at some points） Yes it is disturbing but THATS THE POINT- it’s literally only at the end that you get to see how different HH and Dolly’s memories of her abuse are bc he’s a severely sick and mentally disturbed character who’s unreliable as a narratorAlso wtf is that description^^ I would defo not describe it as hilarious and the rest 🤢
Giuseppe
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La trama è davvero molto bella e commovente， tuttavia il modo in cui è scritto non è riuscito del tutto a farmi immergere nel complesso mondo di Lolita。 In ogni caso posso dire che questo è uno dei libri da leggere almeno una volta nella vita。
Tanya
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DNF。 It’s a classic which is why I picked it。 But between the sloooow story， me needing to use the dictionary at least once per page and the fact that has tons of untranslated French。 Got 57% done…
Laura
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abandon à la 120ème page， je ne comprends pas l’intérêt du livre et n’apprécie pas particulièrement le fait de suivre la vie et les envies d’un pédophile en plus des remarques obscènes
Silvia RoMa
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*3。5 stars
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Lolita
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Lolita&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Lolita&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0