Celina Rose answers “is this book disturbing in bits?”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Lolita:

is this book disturbing in bits?

Celina Rose The whole book is disturbing. Nabokov makes you empathize with him in some parts, and when you take a step back you are realizing that you are empathi…moreThe whole book is disturbing. Nabokov makes you empathize with him in some parts, and when you take a step back you are realizing that you are empathizing with a pedophile. You may also become disturbed when you criticize Lolita for being a brat, but again you realize she's a little girl who is being taken advantage of. Ugh, I did not care for how this book made me feel. I'm glad I'm done reading it, and I don't think I will ever re-read it.(less)

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bella edmiston What's sad about Dolores is that she also came from a bad place. Even though she had a relatively good life before Humbert Humbert came into her life, ...more
Nov 14, 2017 08:32PM · flag

Celina Rose I think what I meant about brat is how the author portrays her as a brat, and he almost makes me you feel bad for the pedophile. Then you're like..... ...more
Nov 15, 2017 09:23AM · flag

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