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Lolita

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  • Author：Vladimir Nabokov
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Summary

'Lolita， light of my life， fire of my loins。 My sin， my soul。 Lo-lee-ta: the tip of my tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap， at three， on the teeth。 Lo。 Lee。 Ta。'

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged， frustrated college professor。 In love with his landlady's twelve-year-old daughter Lolita， he'll do anything to possess her。 Unable and unwilling to stop himself， he is prepared to commit any crime to get what he wants。

Is he in love or insane？ A silver-tongued poet or a pervert？ A tortured soul or a monster？ Or is he all of these？

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Reviews

Eliane Arrow ，

TL;DR - I know it's about a pedophile， Karen。 Doesn't stop it from being lushly written and a fascinating character study even if I find the main character disgusting。SPOILERS！！Alright listen。 I really liked this book， but not because it's about having sex with a literal child。 I like it because it's a dark look into the kind of person who will do circ dul solie level gymnastics to justify their actions at every moment that they can then have a glorious climax where they look at themselves and s TL;DR - I know it's about a pedophile， Karen。 Doesn't stop it from being lushly written and a fascinating character study even if I find the main character disgusting。SPOILERS！！Alright listen。 I really liked this book， but not because it's about having sex with a literal child。 I like it because it's a dark look into the kind of person who will do circ dul solie level gymnastics to justify their actions at every moment that they can then have a glorious climax where they look at themselves and say "Wow， I really am a piece of garbage， huh？"Lolita is about how life is unfair and how people deal with that。 For Humbert Humbert his solution is to just not deal with it and that's why he's awful。 He turns in circles to explain why it's not really rape， it's almost legal！ Look at all these ancient civilizations that condoned it！ And his genuine moment of reflection is after it's ceased to matter because SPOILERS This book kills everyone but in a very subtle way。 Let's talk about Dolores。 I became genuinely fond of her through the course of the book。 She seems like a tom-boy type。 I wish all of the book hadn't happened to her， and I wish she hadn't died。 3 。。。more

Vanessa Ulloa ，

Son muchos mis comentarios。 Es una temática fuerte y sensible para algunos， pero la manera en la que esta escrita la novela es bella。 El autor de una manera u otra te mantiene en todo momento en la realidad puesto que personaje trata de justificarse en todo momento y trata de ganarse la empatía del lector y al mismo tiempo Nabokov te hace odiarlo y detestarlo （independientemente del tema）。

Miguel Morera ，

No sé qué dir d'aquest llibre， si vos sóc sincer; Lolita és probablement el llibre més complicat de llegir de la meua vida， i no era per la seua complexitat （perquè， la veritat， és prou simplot）。 El protagonista és un ésser despreciable， com hi ha pocs que haja conegut， però les descripcions que va anotant al llarg de l'obra sobre Lolita són tan precioses que t'enganya。 Humbert és un enbuster cap al que el llig i sempre intenta fer que el lector el comprenga。Pel que respecta a la lectura， és un No sé qué dir d'aquest llibre， si vos sóc sincer; Lolita és probablement el llibre més complicat de llegir de la meua vida， i no era per la seua complexitat （perquè， la veritat， és prou simplot）。 El protagonista és un ésser despreciable， com hi ha pocs que haja conegut， però les descripcions que va anotant al llarg de l'obra sobre Lolita són tan precioses que t'enganya。 Humbert és un enbuster cap al que el llig i sempre intenta fer que el lector el comprenga。Pel que respecta a la lectura， és un tant lent i al meu semblant repetitiu （i la trama no es fa fàcil llegir） però és un bon llibre， els últims capítols són excepcionals。 。。。more

María ，

3。75 Es un relato verdaderamente bello narrativamente hablando。 Llevo años planteándome leerlo pero he querido esperar para estar preparada: aún así me ha parecido complicado。 Aunque había veces que sentía que la historia no "avanzaba"， me ha parecido muy gratificante comprobar de que las pequeñas escenas o "momentos" （como dice Navokob） encerraban la "belleza" de la historia （aunque se trate del rapto de una niña y la constante manía pedofílica del personaje。 3。75 Es un relato verdaderamente bello narrativamente hablando。 Llevo años planteándome leerlo pero he querido esperar para estar preparada: aún así me ha parecido complicado。 Aunque había veces que sentía que la historia no "avanzaba"， me ha parecido muy gratificante comprobar de que las pequeñas escenas o "momentos" （como dice Navokob） encerraban la "belleza" de la historia （aunque se trate del rapto de una niña y la constante manía pedofílica del personaje。 。。。more

Stephan ，

„We call it: a Klassiker！“

Adam3million ，

Some of the most rich and inventive language I’ve had the pleasure of reading。 I had to dock one point though， as the main character struck me as a bit of a creep

cailin ，

i am a little too dumb for this book imma level with you。 but it was very good and very depressing。 beautifully written if a bit windy and rambly sometimes。

Mishari Muqbil ，

Had to put the book down， don't have the patience for the prose。 Maybe I'll finish the book one day and change the rating。 Had to put the book down， don't have the patience for the prose。 Maybe I'll finish the book one day and change the rating。 。。。more

Luca Filip ，

Very interesting book， at times hard to read for me but the extreme detail is mesmerizing。

Julia ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is probably one of the scariest things i’ve ever read。 As a woman， this book honestly shocked me as i kept reading。 When i read the sexual assault parts my heart sank and i genuinely felt like i had been punched in the gut。 Out of all the thrillers i’ve read this is the scariest one in my personal opinion。

xeolfy ，

She was Lola in slacks。 She was Dolly at school。 She was Dolores at the dotted line。 But in my arms， she was always Lolita。~ This book is， by far， one of the most interesting books I’ve read this year。 At first it filled me with a burning， raging hatred for Humbert—which is to be expected—but somehow over the course of the book my fire was extinguished by raindrops of melancholy。 I was no longer hoping for the death of Humbert but rather for the escape of Lolita; Lola; Dolores。 Lolita truly She was Lola in slacks。 She was Dolly at school。 She was Dolores at the dotted line。 But in my arms， she was always Lolita。~ This book is， by far， one of the most interesting books I’ve read this year。 At first it filled me with a burning， raging hatred for Humbert—which is to be expected—but somehow over the course of the book my fire was extinguished by raindrops of melancholy。 I was no longer hoping for the death of Humbert but rather for the escape of Lolita; Lola; Dolores。 Lolita truly is one of a kind。 It’s one of the few books that look at things from the predators perspective。 I doubt there will ever be another book like it。However， I will admit that I skimmed through a good portion of this book—I’d have to reread it to get a better understanding but I really don’t want to read this book one more time。 Despite this， I’d still recommend reading it。 ~ characters: Humbert was so， so confusing。 He was vile and disgusting and terrible—yet so charming？ His witty comments were persuasive; they made you almost believe that he wasn’t a piece of shit。But this isn’t really him。 In reality， Humbert is a self centered rapist that probably has a foot fetish。 He ruined Lolita’s life for his own benefit。 The only laws he follows are his own。 People like him are the scum of the earth。 They are worse than trash， humans that don’t even deserve the mercy of hell。Lol that was dark。 Anyhow， Dolores （aka Lolita） was also an interesting character。 After the death of her mother， I think that she felt helpless， unable to call for help。 I’m pretty sure there are better analysts than me that can decipher what exactly caused her to do the things she does， but for now I guess my thoughts will have to do。She just seemed so sad。 Especially towards the end。 Her childhood was stolen。 Her life was not her own: it was owned by hairy-hand Humbert。 Fuck you， Humbert。 Lolita Lolita really made me realize how important those coincidences can be in life。 It’s kind of funny that every single thing Dolores went through was the result of a few normalities that happened to well， happen， at the same time。~other thoughts:- Once again， I would recommend reading this book （as long as you are in the right headspace， of course）~3。5 rounded up to four 。。。more

Punam Majhi ，

I liked the book and how it is written。 I like the idea too。

Abigail ，

TW: SAI was compelled to rush through this story as I would be compelled to rush through a robbery - not thrilling， just essential desperation， absolute fear， and endless guilt。 What would I be stealing？ Perspective from the other room， the other side， another mind - trespassing。 Yes， that’s exactly what reading this novel feels like， trespassing。I wanted to have some sort of understanding - for lack of a better word - of this systemic sexualization of prepubescent femininity （and all children r TW: SAI was compelled to rush through this story as I would be compelled to rush through a robbery - not thrilling， just essential desperation， absolute fear， and endless guilt。 What would I be stealing？ Perspective from the other room， the other side， another mind - trespassing。 Yes， that’s exactly what reading this novel feels like， trespassing。I wanted to have some sort of understanding - for lack of a better word - of this systemic sexualization of prepubescent femininity （and all children really）。 I mean you can’t chop something down if you don’t know where it’s rooted。And I think perhaps it is the complete inability to understand that other people have inner worlds， private thoughts， a complete perspective。 And to weight that as mattering as much as your own。 And childhood in a way caters to this insensibility - as that inner world isn’t entirely developed （although it is whole and real all the same）。 And perhaps that stems from the adult’s inner world likewise being underdeveloped。 There’s no excuse。 But there is always a cause， and I think the only worth of this book lies in questioning that cause — although it provides little supposition， little in way of answer。And I guess I don’t understand why this novel is a cultural and literary giant。 Is it another case of fruit flies buzzing around the shock value？ Honoring deviancy？ There’s hinting at Humbert Humbert completely not understanding Lolita as the essential crack in his so-called-love。 But why do we， as readers， never really get to peer at her from another view？ Never get to see beyond the guise of her flimsy， tainted facade （created by Humbert）… at least we know it is flimsy and tainted - or those who have had a facade painted on them by another would recognize。 But I have to wonder if anyone who has not experienced SA would care to know who she truly was - beyond what happened to her。 But again， I often wonder if the inimitable， ominous “they” have empathy or feelings。 。。。more

Katie ，

Super icky and super boring。 Very sickening and disturbing and not in the fun thriller kind of way。 I will not deny the literary quality of this work （other than the eye-rolling， ridiculous dialogue of the murder scene）， but I wish I would not have satisfied my curiosity on this yucky， yucky book。

Isabel ，

Even though the main topic of this book is rather disturbing， the author does a remarkable job at giving the reader access to Humbert Humbert’ head。 You can really understand why he is the way that he is。

Reading ✨ ，

El libro me pareció muy intenso voy a destacar la ortografía del escritor es excelente para la trama ya que de por si es un tema fuerte del que trata este libro y aunque no fue tan explícito si se siente lo que sucedía estar leyendo el libro sentía como estar leyendo el diario de un pedófilo sin duda un libro que estará en mi cabeza para siempre 。

amelia ，

the only complaints that could be made of this book would be of morals。

Michael Mustizer ，

Fascinating and disturbing。 The prose is magical and sharp。

Heidi Shaw ，

intriguing， incredibly disturbing & beautiful all at the same time。 Best tragedy I’ve read yet。 A story of abuse not to be confused with a love story。

Carolina Vaz ，

This is， without a shadow of a doubt， the most well-written book I've ever read。 Hands。 Down。 This is， without a shadow of a doubt， the most well-written book I've ever read。 Hands。 Down。 。。。more

Ayleen Kotis ，

i've read boring books and this i think topped it off i've read boring books and this i think topped it off 。。。more

Hannah ，

It's been two days since I finished this book， and I still have no idea how to write a review。 I think many write this book off as creepy pedo fodder， but wow is it so much more than it's title indicates。 This is a descent into the psyche of a mentally ill man who twists reality to abolish his guilt。 Our narrator， Humbert Humbert， who we never learn the true name of， twists a tale to try to make himself out as the victim。 However， he has moments of clarity where he realizes how terrible what he It's been two days since I finished this book， and I still have no idea how to write a review。 I think many write this book off as creepy pedo fodder， but wow is it so much more than it's title indicates。 This is a descent into the psyche of a mentally ill man who twists reality to abolish his guilt。 Our narrator， Humbert Humbert， who we never learn the true name of， twists a tale to try to make himself out as the victim。 However， he has moments of clarity where he realizes how terrible what he is doing is， and considers himself a monster。 These moments are then erased by his mind twisting the actions of a young girl into something they should never be perceived as。 There are also cracks here though， as he notices Dolly （Lolita） crying herself to sleep every night， and how she reacts to a normal father/daughter relationship。 This book starts off in one direction， but then takes many twists and turns to where we are experiencing the genres of horror， mystery， thriller， and psychology as well。 The very beginning of this story starts with Humbert already in custody， so this is a retelling of events。 He's quite good at self-analysis， and begins his tale with explaining the event that happened in his childhood that has caused his vile tastes。 As someone who is interested in the psychology behind our actions I find this book to be fascinating and frighteningly realistic。Nabokov has written this book in a way that flows beautifully。 So little is outright said， and instead many euphamisms are used to keep the lyrical effect。 It constrasts so well with the actual content that I can definitely see why some might call this a masterpiece。 Nonetheless， I honestly could not imagine reading this book if I had children of my own。 The last sentence of the Foreword really stuck with me through this story （It is also written by a Nabokov character）。 It is as follows: "Lolita should make all of us - parents， social workers， educators - apply ourselves with still greater vigilance and vision to the task of bringing up a better generation in a safer world。" 。。。more

Brian Hutzell ，

Lolita is an unpleasant book。 It is the unpleasant story of an unpleasant subject told by an unpleasant narrator。 It may be because of that unpleasantness that even though Lolita is not a long book， it took me quite a while to read it。 It is also a very funny book， like laugh-out-loud-in-spite-of-yourself funny。 And if you have ever searched for a precursor to the despicable yet erudite and witty Hannibal Lecter， look no further; Humbert Humbert is your man。A side note: Now that I have regularly Lolita is an unpleasant book。 It is the unpleasant story of an unpleasant subject told by an unpleasant narrator。 It may be because of that unpleasantness that even though Lolita is not a long book， it took me quite a while to read it。 It is also a very funny book， like laugh-out-loud-in-spite-of-yourself funny。 And if you have ever searched for a precursor to the despicable yet erudite and witty Hannibal Lecter， look no further; Humbert Humbert is your man。A side note: Now that I have regularly been listing and rating my reading life on Goodreads for a few years， I sometimes find myself as I read a book thinking about what rating I will give it。 （This is annoying。） Usually， my preliminary rating （early in the book） matches my ultimate rating （having finished the book）。 Not so with Lolita。 As inexplicable to me as the length of time it took me to finish it is the wide range of ratings that occurred to me as I read。 The book probably deserves 5 stars， but this waffling leads me to suspect that my own personal rating—and we must admit that all of our ratings are personal—is closer to the 4 stars upon which I finally settled。 。。。more

Jurgita ，

it would be amazing if 13 year olds wouldn't romatizise it it would be amazing if 13 year olds wouldn't romatizise it 。。。more

Emma ，

2/08/2021: A beautifully written book， but I don't quite grasp why the general population is so in awe with this work of literature。 It's true that I was expecting something else， something more gruesome， revolting and vile， something more explicit and that showed some of Dolores or "Lolita's" thoughts and motivations instead of a one-sided account。I might need to give it a reread along the road to fully grasp the concept， intention and general awe caused by this work。 2/08/2021: A beautifully written book， but I don't quite grasp why the general population is so in awe with this work of literature。 It's true that I was expecting something else， something more gruesome， revolting and vile， something more explicit and that showed some of Dolores or "Lolita's" thoughts and motivations instead of a one-sided account。I might need to give it a reread along the road to fully grasp the concept， intention and general awe caused by this work。 。。。more

leni swagger ，

i love the way that nabokov writes and how humbert manipulates the reader， so that was something which i really enjoyed。 i hate hate hate humbert！！！！！ andgod please stop romanticising this book！！！lolita has one of the best opening lines i have ever read and i always go back to read this specific page

Dorian Nescio ，

Un libro curioso， coraggioso， dalla storia trascinante e in qualche modo repellente。

Meg McMahon ，

I don't know how anyone could read this book for enjoyment I don't know how anyone could read this book for enjoyment 。。。more

Renee ，

this book took me an embarrassingly long time to finish because it was so incredibly boring。 2。5 stars for some pretty prose。

Eliana ，

there is too much to even put into a review or rating

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