Lolita

[Anonymous No.8917517]

What are your thoughts on Lolita? Does it rank among your favorite books?

I love the writing but hate the plot.

[Anonymous No.8917524]

Never read it.

I assume it's 6/10

[Anonymous No.8917533]

>>8917524

I used to assume this too, turns out the writer is the beez kneez

[Anonymous No.8917547]

I actually disliked both the writing and the plot.

I figured I could stomach the narrative if Humbert was at all likable or defensible, or if Nabokov's writing made it worth it to continue, but in my opinion neither turned out to be the case.

Humbert was just an irredeemably creepy fuck the whole way through and, though it seemed like Nabokov's intention, the lack of any real redeeming qualities or humanization really turned me off.

And my god, the writing was the definition of pretentious. I fucking hated it worse than Humbert. Nabokov must have been thumbing through a thesaurus with one hand while looking at some shit dug up from the Victorian period with the other (all while being blown by a loli).

Fuck Lolita. 2/5

[Anonymous No.8917551]

in my top 3 senpaifam

[Anonymous No.8917553]

>>8917547
>hates the book
>still gives it a 50%

[Anonymous No.8917564]

>>8917553
I can hate it but still recognize that there's much worse stuff out there, like mainstream young adult fiction. At least Nabokov tried something unique and (though it sucks) important.

[Anonymous No.8917747]

It's okay but extremely overrated. Nabokov in general is a meme