Lolita
9 ratings since posting on Thursday, June 17, 2004|
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Veronica
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A lot of people say that Nabokov's writing is too elaborate for the layman to the point of being more intellect than heart, I disagree. I highly reccomend this book, even if you have to read it with a dictionary, read it. Because all of the extensive discriptions, intricit subtexts, and various metaphors roll into one beautifully human "I love you Lolita! I was a pentapod monster but I loved you!" - The Kya , posted 04/24/06 |
 im not sure if this is a book about mental illness, or a roadmap of america - steve , posted 12/26/05 |
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In my opinion, Nabokov nailed this book. Everyone seems to take something different away from the story and each perspective is somehow disturbing in its own right. Personally, I found myself sucked into the seamless, perfect language, and lulled into a false sense of security with this seemingly harmless and utterly romantic narrator. However, as the story progresses, I began to feel betrayed by this very narrator. With each new plot twist, I began to realize that the innocuous fascade was just that, a fascade. And I got angry as hell for allowing myself to be duped! The kicker is that even after you realize what an utter monster he really is, the language sucks you back in, again and again, allowing for that roller-coaster of emotion, alternately allowing you to realize you've been duped, and then lulling you back into your false sense of security. Thank the heavens life is not like fiction! I'd be exhausted every day and I'd have absolutely no faith in humanity whatsoever! - Lori , posted 03/01/05 |
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Beautifully done. And much less disturbing when you realize what Nabokov is really writing about. I'll leave that up to you. - Andrew , posted 01/19/05 |
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you're crazy! This is one of the most beautifully written (and humorous) books ever! skip over parts indeed! -  Drew
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posted 10/27/04
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it's such an interesting look into an unusual disorder
this is going to sound pretty strange... but i read the original version of Lolita earlier this summer. i really got into it. if you're not familiar w/the story, it's about this refined English professor who comes to the States and falls in love w/a 12-yr-old girl... yes, it sounds disgusting, but it's such an interesting look into an unusual disorder. it definitely gives a human quality to the disorder, which i found most appealing. (skip over a lot of the parts where they're traveling if you get bored.) i would get the unabridged version, b/c some of the stories are really interesting. i had watched the film in an Art & Philosophy class, and that piqued my interest, but obviously the book includes a lot more. - Veronica , posted 06/17/04 |
