Lolita

“You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style.”

What a journey! This is certainly a very unconventional book - You'll probably feel hatred towards the protagonist (or antagonist?) throughout the book. But you'll also be able to feel his emotions and sympathize with his actions. I don't approve of Humbert Humbert and his peculiar obsession, but if you can just crawl into his mind through Vladimir's brilliant writing (and believe me you will), you'll be able to, at least, appreciate his dilemma he faces throughout his life. A masterpiece indeed!