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A review by angelicprose
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
5.0
♡˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ 5 stars !
nabokov's writing is absolutely enchanting, to say the least.
the way the narrator tries to persuade you with this romantic prose is so truly horrifying - and i consider this book 'psychological horror' because you are literally in the story, being told this by a perverted man and having to make your own personal thoughts about the situation.
dolores is such a good character and i would've loved to see her be able to have a good childhood and see her butt heads with her mother about how badly she wants to be a starlet and perform.
i see why people hate this - because it's triggering - but i feel that the gut-wrenching situation was handled very nicely as in he didn't add explicit sex scenes, he illustrated the horrors of pedophilia and did not romanticize it, and he lets the reader create their own opinion of the situation instead of shoving a message down their throats.
there are so many quotes from this book that i love, i definitely want to read something else by this man.
anyway, i love horrifying, gut-wrenching, but beautifully written books so this was definitely up my ally.
nabokov's writing is absolutely enchanting, to say the least.
the way the narrator tries to persuade you with this romantic prose is so truly horrifying - and i consider this book 'psychological horror' because you are literally in the story, being told this by a perverted man and having to make your own personal thoughts about the situation.
dolores is such a good character and i would've loved to see her be able to have a good childhood and see her butt heads with her mother about how badly she wants to be a starlet and perform.
i see why people hate this - because it's triggering - but i feel that the gut-wrenching situation was handled very nicely as in he didn't add explicit sex scenes, he illustrated the horrors of pedophilia and did not romanticize it, and he lets the reader create their own opinion of the situation instead of shoving a message down their throats.
there are so many quotes from this book that i love, i definitely want to read something else by this man.
anyway, i love horrifying, gut-wrenching, but beautifully written books so this was definitely up my ally.