Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalcrimesexslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioncomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA morally murky novel that is weighty, inventive and stirring. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert, is obsessed with a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, whom he sexually molests after he becomes her stepfather. "Lolita" is his private nickname for Dolores.
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- Vladimir Nabokov
- Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 336
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