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The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman
4 reviews
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
The true story of Sally Horner and how her ordeal inspired the author of Lolita is awful and tragic. She suffered so much in her short life, and it is a very sad story.
However, this book was a bit dry, and I think focused too much on the author of Lolita and not enough on Sally. I think this may have been due to a lack of records for Sally since she didn't live a public life.
The narrator wasn't great, and it was hard to concentrate on the book. She wasn't the worst non-fiction narrator, but she also certainly wasn't the best. Her lack of emotion didn't really match the subject matter.
Overall, a decent book. But I'd recommend reading a physical or digital copy over the audio.
However, this book was a bit dry, and I think focused too much on the author of Lolita and not enough on Sally. I think this may have been due to a lack of records for Sally since she didn't live a public life.
The narrator wasn't great, and it was hard to concentrate on the book. She wasn't the worst non-fiction narrator, but she also certainly wasn't the best. Her lack of emotion didn't really match the subject matter.
Overall, a decent book. But I'd recommend reading a physical or digital copy over the audio.
Graphic: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape
wolf013's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Bullying, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Pedophilia, Car accident, and Death
alipp's review
Too slow and drawn out. Parts were interesting but I would’ve been ok to read the article
Minor: Violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Child abuse
irese_s12's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Car accident, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship
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