Lolita
1954 • 395 pages

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mari
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Nope. I have actually never read something so stomach-churning until now. At least I can read Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi with a little more context. DNF.

January 30, 2023
May 3, 2019
August 9, 2021

Pedophilia is a crime.Do not mix it with art!Seek help!
I don't give a fuck that people call this shit a “well-written” and “rich literature” story and rate it 4-5 stars. They are fucked in mind and have to seek help.

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February 22, 2015

I enjoyed it, was very interesting considering you are rooting against the protagonist the whole book. I hope to re read in the future and understand the clues that Nabokov leads throughout the book leading to Quincy's reveal. Overall I can see how this book impacted America greatly.

January 18, 2017

if you read this like frankenstein or turn of the screw, it's incredible

April 24, 2020
January 26, 2016

Non so che gusto ci trovate a leggere di personaggi così negativi che ti fanno girare le palle e ribollire il sangue. Io non ne trovo nessuno di gusto

January 1, 2016

humbert humbert is kind of a bad person

February 1, 2024

Surpasses all the hype.

September 1, 2005

Surely one of the best-written books I have ever read. I can't wait to read Nabokov's other works, and look forward to re-reading this again and again in the years to come

July 21, 2021
radumuresan
Radu MuresanSupporter
May 11, 2020

4.75/5

August 2, 2021
nithou
NithouSupporter
October 20, 2014

Beautifully written with some very chilling moments. I can appreciate what Nabokov did in this novel, but didn't end up liking it as much as I thought I would, which is a shame! Still worthy of the respect it receives, though.

March 18, 2014

Dolores was the most interesting character of this novel but she was a total mystery. I would have really have liked to know what was going on in her mind.

January 19, 2010

Disturbingly-well written

March 2, 2020

stopped @ 14%

April 2, 2023

1* for the book + 1* for the erotica in it

September 9, 2022

not really sure what to say with this one outside of it just wasn't my cup of tea. I have a background in psychology, and i honestly didn't think this would bother me as much as it did. it's hard to get through but beautifully written.

November 13, 2016

Filled with clever dark humor, and such creative insults. Humbert is hilarious and disgusting all in one. 

March 17, 2024

3.5*

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April 3, 2020

Did not love it, interesting enough and still can't understand what so “erotic” about it.
This is a simple story about a pedophile that gets his way with child and is also neurotic. I liked it towards the very end, when his mind finally settles down and Lolita leaves him.

May 11, 2016