Beattz
Lolita is definitely the most unique and technically near perfect book I've ever read. Alongside the thick prose and flowery language is lain the most astute and in depth study of pedophilic abuse. A war of opposites viciously and irrevocably entangled. What the foreword says is absolutely correct- for all of its lack of detail, it could not be more obscene.
When you break it down into its components, they're all masterfully executed. It's beautifully written, the characters are three dimensional, the plot of the descent to madness is palpable. It's obviously well researched and thought provoking. It borders on appalling satire a la A Modest Proposal, being instead a cautionary tale urging us from the outset to be better parents, teachers, citizens, humans and to see what lurks beneath the surface of both predator and prey in order to break the cycle of violence.
I understand from the perspective of HH's obsession why we didn't get to see more of who Delores really truly was, only his distorted perception of her, I just wish the novel had added that element of humanity back in so at the end of 300 pages I didn't feel so entrenched in his mind as to feel HH's crimes were my own.
Lolita is definitely the most unique and technically near perfect book I've ever read. Alongside the thick prose and flowery language is lain the most astute and in depth study of pedophilic abuse. A war of opposites viciously and irrevocably entangled. What the foreword says is absolutely correct- for all of its lack of detail, it could not be more obscene.
When you break it down into its components, they're all masterfully executed. It's beautifully written, the characters are three dimensional, the plot of the descent to madness is palpable. It's obviously well researched and thought provoking. It borders on appalling satire a la A Modest Proposal, being instead a cautionary tale urging us from the outset to be better parents, teachers, citizens, humans and to see what lurks beneath the surface of both predator and prey in order to break the cycle of violence.
I understand from the perspective of HH's obsession why we didn't get to see more of who Delores really truly was, only his distorted perception of her, I just wish the novel had added that element of humanity back in so at the end of 300 pages I didn't feel so entrenched in his mind as to feel HH's crimes were my own.