StarAstrologer - Books : Lolita
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780140264074
ISBN: 0140264078
Label: Penguin Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: April 30, 1998
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Sales Rank: 143609
Studio: Penguin Books Ltd
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The story of Humbert Humbert, poet and pervert, and his obsession with 12-year-old Dolores Haze. Determined to possess his "Lolita" both carnally and artistically, Humbert embarks on a disastrous courtship that can only end in tragedy.
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Because of my notion of what the book was about, I had a hard time starting it. As soon as I picked it up, I was hooked.
This is about a mentally disturbed man and how his mind works. And Nabokov's writing is amazing. I couldn't believe English is his third language. He is a master.
The other reviews tell you about the story. It is a must read. He is a craftsman of the English language. And it is as contemporary as if written yesterday.
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Nabokov is a genius. His mastery of prose is without peer. His words dance, they sing, they cavort.
I just wish he had written another story, instead of this miserably depressing tale of a crazy pedophile on a cross-country raping spree with a twelve year old girl.
I guess I am not one of the "wise, sensitive, and staunch people who understood my book" which Nabokov writes about in his condescending 1956 afterward.
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JEREMY IRONS IS MY FAVORITE ACTOR. THE BOOK WAS SUPERIOR TO THE MOVIE BECAUSE OF NABOKOV'S PROSE
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When I read this book, I was surprised by the authors voice. There was a delicate beat and melody to his words. His writing was beautiful, and I felt as though I could feel everything that was happening.
It is a bit graphic, so I would recommend this for a more mature audience..young adult(18+).
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I am aware there is a difference between an author and his characters. I am aware that art does not need to plead for morality. I acknowledge Nabokov's skill as a stylist of english prose.
I hated the book after it left planet earth about half way through and orbited somewhere in Nabokov's childish brain while treating a deeply troubling theme. Lolita never became real as a character - a fatal literary, rather than psychological or moral, flaw.
I could not read it without ... Read More
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