Jesse answers “is this book disturbing in bits?”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Lolita:

is this book disturbing in bits?

Jesse Disturbing depends on your moral compass and how you see the world...This was one book I never understood the hype about though. Read it with every in…moreDisturbing depends on your moral compass and how you see the world...This was one book I never understood the hype about though. Read it with every intention of suspending the obvious disgust I had regarding the subject to find the value in the book, but when I finished, I was just left feeling like I'd wasted my time. I never felt empathy or sympathy for him. Didn't find him witty either...just pathetic. I read a review below and I think one interesting thing that could come from it is that, despite being a pedophile, it was notable to see you found yourself finding him endearing at points...I just never saw that in him personally. (less)

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