It has been awhile since I read this book and others by the author. I recommend it highly. Most people think of it only as a sex book. In fact the name Lolita has become synonomous with sex with a young … more
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SirNate posted a Quick Tip about Lolita (book).
July 13, 2010
Vladimir Nabokov writes Lolita with an elegance that is more similar to poetry than prose. Despite Russian being his native tongue, he masters the English language with an ease and grace that is difficult … more
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ReisenJen posted a Quick Tip about Lolita (book).
July 03, 2010
too slow to get started & then too slow to get into the other parts you might have anticipated coming. a good, unique concept (especially for its time), but i had to force myself to read it after about … more
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ColoradoWriter posted a Quick Tip about Lolita (book).
June 16, 2010
This was a hard one for me to read. I'm glad I read it but as an ex camp counselor, it was so hard to see a girl robbed of the girl-ness that I spent much of my time encouraging in my campers.
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roudabak posted a Quick Tip about Lolita (book).
June 15, 2010
This is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest books written in the 20th century, not that I'm into hyperbole, but if my mom and any copy of this book were falling out of an airplane, and I could … more
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zack42wb posted a Quick Tip about Lolita (book).
June 03, 2010
This book is simply beautiful! Most people may think beautiful is a strange word to describe a love relationship between a very young girl and her much elder admirer, but Nabokov succeeds in writing the … more
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Leah_Bell posted a Quick Tip about Lolita (book).
May 19, 2010
Click here to read the book quotes. As most of Nabokov's books are, this one was an exceptional joy to read. Even though the subject matter is deplorable, the writing style, … more
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SteveDiBartola reviewed Lolita (book).
June 21, 2009
I bought Nabokov's novel because of its reputation for being an excellent work of fiction, but only recently actually got around to reading it. The writing indeed is superb but, for me, required careful … more