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>> No.12254042 [View]
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I just finished reading this and it made me realize something. I legitimately do not enjoy what is considered good "prose", "word-play" and whatever you can think of. I really don't know why it is so, I enjoy reading stories, I enjoy thinking about the ideas they convey and discussing them, but for the life of me I can not enjoy reading things when they're not written plainly. It's annoying because I feel like I am missing out on a ton of books as a result, so many times reading Lolita I felt myself getting bored and just wanting the story to just move. I had the same feelings reading Crime and Punishment, so many times characters for pages upon pages dwelled on shit and all I was thinking is "get to the point". Not too sure what to make of it honestly, cause to me reading "My soul is crushed by regret" works as well as a pages long monologue about the character's regrets about something. I am not sure if that makes me a plebeian or it merely means that I have a brain that is very grounded and rational. I don't think I lack empathy, although I certainly only feel empathy for those who are close to me and none for people who are "out" of my "group", so perhaps it could explain it.

Am I the only one?

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>> No.11002619 [View]
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I finished this for the very first time recently.

Tell me about the first time you read it, where you were, and what you thought when you put it down, anons.

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>mother sees me reading lolita
>"what's that book called, anon? Oh, that looks like nice book, you should lend it to me sometime!"
>kek

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What others works by Nabokov do I move onto after finishing Lolita?

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I'm poor and my copy got coffee spilt all over it. Where can I finish it online? Y-you know, for free?

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>underage girls are fucking hot

Yes. Thank you, Vlad

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I tought this was a drama or something. It's funny as hell!

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There's no way a non-pedo could have written this.

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Just 21 pages in and my underpants are already getting soiled in pre-cum.

What am I in for?

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Hehehhee....

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I love simple covers with one or two colors/objects being the focus. That or just the title in a nice font with solid or patterned background. Tbh as dull as it seems Lolita is still one of my favorite book covers after 6 years: nice focus, simple colors.

On the flip side, I hate when book covers are taken up by the author's name in huge text, or if their name comes first before the title.

>> No.8807762 [DELETED]  [View]
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Books that women will never understand.

>> No.8646547 [DELETED]  [View]
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Just purchased Lolita from Barnes and Noble. How brave am I?
The girl at the counter checking me out didn't seem to care about it...>>11887116

>> No.8581742 [View]
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I'll start

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Anything similar in terms of black comedy and a sad "crashing back down into reality" ending?

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Which translation is the best?

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>>8439644
How could we go this long without mentioning the elephant in the room.

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Books that women will never understand.

>> No.8388382 [View]
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Is it good enough to read and then write a freshman paper on? Or is it just a huge meme?

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>>8315732
A love that I dare not speak its name.

It has been many years since Humbert took me on that journey with his - with our - Lolita, and in the time since I have tried to find her myself.

I came close twice, but each time she slipped through my fingers.

Life is suffering.

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>tfw normies don't understand how just hilarious and devastatingly sad this book can be and just write it off as "pedo shit"

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What are some other great love stories?

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Are there any works that are morally ambiguous or sympathetic when it comes to pedophilia?

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