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Impossible to rate as it's an awful subject, but very well written. The skill of the book (and what makes it most disturbing for me), is that it isn't a clear-cut story of innocent child and predatory adult (which is not to excuse Humbert's actions), and it's only told from one - very biased - point of view.
Since writing this review, I've discovered that Nabokov was a synaesthete. If I (re)read him, I'll have to bear that in mind.
This book raises many intriguing and troubling questions, balanc ...more
Since writing this review, I've discovered that Nabokov was a synaesthete. If I (re)read him, I'll have to bear that in mind.
This book raises many intriguing and troubling questions, balanc ...more
This book was OK. The language was beautiful and I enjoyed the many allusions to Poe. However, getting your head around the idea that the entire book is told from the perspective of a pedophile is slightly disturbing. I tried to look at it as if it was a giant metaphor for love. That made it easier. There were many instances where I felt the author went on a tangent that didn't seem to fit.
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