Some would say it's one of the finest pieces of literature ever produced.

[Anonymous No.12131574]

What about you, /lit/?

[Anonymous No.12131830]

>t. incel

[Anonymous No.12131839]

>>12131574
I just read it. It's good. First half is great. I hated all the French words in it.

[Anonymous No.12131865]

I wouldn't

[Anonymous No.12131982]

What about Volume Two?

[Anonymous No.12132094]

Ah, every pseuds favorite book. It has levels doncha know!

[Anonymous No.12132095]

>>12132094
Every pseuds favorite Nabokov is Ada

[Anonymous No.12132102]

>>12131839
You can infer what 90% of the French bits mean, and you don't need to know anyway

[Anonymous No.12132120]

>>12132095
I've found this to be the case too. Ada is way overrated.

[Anonymous No.12132160]

>>12132120
Nabokov in general is overrated. He's pitched perfectly at undergraduates who think they appreciate literature better than plebs. Same way any play about actors gets overrated by luvvies

[Anonymous No.12132210]

>>12132095
What's your favorite Nabokov book then, anon?

[Anonymous No.12132226]

>>12132210
Ada.

[Anonymous No.12132265]

>>12132095
am i a pleb for rating nabokov very highly and liking ada the most because it's likely the most nabokov-y?

[Anonymous No.12132671]

>>12131839

[Anonymous No.12133181]

>>12131574
Wow dude so funny! You made a post about teh epic pedo book!!1!
We get it.
Stop posting.

[Anonymous No.12133189]

>>12131574
I mean it's pretty good i guess

[Anonymous No.12133716]

>>12131574
Honestly I was kind of bored by it. I could see it being considered a good literary experiment, but often it's considered one of the greatest novels of all time right up there with The Great Gatsby, Ulysses, and Hamlet, and I just don't see what people are supposed to get out of it

[Anonymous No.12133734]

>>12133716
Hamlet isn't a novel, and The Great Gatsby and Ulysses get overrated more than Lolita

[Anonymous No.12133738]

>>12132210
I think Lolita is his best work, Sebastian Knight and Pnin are very enjoyable too

I don't like the books from the late part of his career, they are too gimmicky and experiential I prefer a more conventional novel. His early works feel a bit clunky, not sure if it's the translation issue or he was just less experienced.

[Anonymous No.12133740]

>>12131574
tryhard """"ironic""""" pedoshit

only closet pedos and reddit pseuds like it.

[Anonymous No.12133760]

>>12131574
One of the best unreliable narrator's I've ever read.

[Anonymous No.12133777]

>>12133716
>Hamlet
> a novel
Opinion discarded.

[Anonymous No.12133782]

>>12131574
It's def good, the real question is, is it the best Nabby novel?

[Anonymous No.12133788]

>>12133734
>>12133777
Forgot I wrote "novel" instead of "works of literature" I was just mindlessly pulling examples of whatever other people think is "the greatest book of all time" and point still stands I don't see how a goofy experiment like Lolita is anywhere near that kind of zealous acclaim

[Anonymous No.12133794]

>>12133788
Hamlet isn't a book neitheir m8. It was first published as part of the First Folio. But I think Ulysses>Lolita>Great Gatsby

[Anonymous No.12133795]

>>12133788
I'm not sure if you have read Ulysses but it's more of a goofy experiment than Lolita

[Anonymous No.12133796]

>>12131574
>one of the finest pieces of literature ever produced
By no means finest. I did thoroughly enjoy it though. I really did identify with Hubbard at times. I've courted several young girls and can sympathize with his frustration. The road trip phase of the book tended to drag on but I think the finale made the challenge worthwhile. Two parts of this book have stuck with me, Hubbart's first meeting Lo, and the finale just before his arrest.
Historically speaking, it wasn't until *modern* times (post-suffrage) that "people" became so up tight about the age difference in regard to relationships. Anyone who thinks this moralist "issue" is what the story is about is missing out.

[Anonymous No.12133800]

>>12133794
I called it a work of literature. Besides, a book is just bound pages and a cover. I've seen Hamlet in that format

[Anonymous No.12133803]

>>12133800
I mean, DFW's This is Water was also published as a book...

[Anonymous No.12133840]

Ever "produced"? How about written, penned, published or created, you ignorant twat?

[Anonymous No.12133850]

>>12133840
He's probably a Burgerfat. They see art like any ther business.

[Anonymous No.12133852]

It's competently but not impressively written and it nails the whole concept about the pedoshit and the relationship between reader and narrator. Imo that isn't super interesting even if pulled off well so it doesn't do much for me other than make me uncomfortable, which isn't meaningful in and of itself. I can see the appeal and have some level of respect for it, but it really is a gimmick novel.

[Anonymous No.12133855]

>>12133852
I don't see the gimmick. Pale Fire is def gimmicky but Lolita feels more organic.

[Anonymous No.12133856]

>>12133840
What's wrong with using that word? It's not what I would default to but you're certainly producing something when you make art.

[Anonymous No.12133860]

>>12133740
Why do you have ironic in quotes?

[Anonymous No.12133863]

>>12133855
"Gimmick" might be a bit too strong, but it definitely relies on the game between the narrator and reader. If you don't give a shit about that, you won't give a shit about the novel as a whole, most likely. It's not as well-rounded in its quality / appeal as other canonized literature.

[Anonymous No.12133952]

>>12133850
art is business, get over it

and no I am not american

[Anonymous No.12134527]

>>12132671
I made that thread. That reply makes absolute sense and it was probably what the author wanted, but the second half was still a drag.

[Anonymous No.12134532]

>>12131574
Of the 20th century? Definitely.

[Anonymous No.12134563]

>>12133740

t. Didn'treadthebook

[Anonymous No.12134592]

>>12133952
>art is business

[Anonymous No.12134614]

>>12131574
No, there's barely any sex in it

[Anonymous No.12135526]

>>12133863
its a game between nabokov and the reader, the narrator thing is only one aspect of the whole game

[Anonymous No.12135608]

>>12131574
everyone nowadays forgets it wasn't meant to be an instruction manual