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Friday, March 07, 2008

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

4 out of 5

I really enjoyed this book. I was afraid to read it because of the subject matter, but there was only a few areas that were uncomfortable. The rest was extremely enjoyable.
This story was at time shocking, other times hilarious, and still other times tearfully sad.
The last few chapters left me feeling a little blue, actually. The climax was thrilling and deserved, but I almost wish it had ended differently.

2 Comments:

  • At 12:01 PM , Blogger atomicvelvetsigh said...

    wow!! this is my favorite book ever! and i have this same cover as well.. recently i saw another version with a girl's skirt in b&w..

    i classify this book a "love it or hate it" one.. as some books can be taken lightly or just so so..

    you should see my blog i just posted a photo of one of my bookshelves..

     
  • At 11:03 AM , Blogger Jon Konrath said...

    Amazing to think Nabokov was seconds from throwing the only copy of this manuscript in a burn barrel before his wife stopped him.

     

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