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Lolita
Sept 25, 2019 18:40:47 GMT
Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2019 18:40:47 GMT
One of those books you feel like you've read before you have.
I finally got round to it and must say the prose is magnificent (in book one especially). I found it lost it's way in part two when the book goes from his detailed and beautifully described obsession to a more straight-forward narrative about 'what happened next.' Listening to Humbert explain his perversions, justify them, make sense of them, was very enjoyable and despite the content and subject matter, the language used was so lyrical and fluid that it was a joy to read. In part two, however, it becomes a little dense and stolid given that he's now on the run with Dolly and detailing their day-to-day existence. I found myself losing interest.
Then we have a kind of plot twist with a character (Quilty) that was so forgettable to me that when he was returned as Humbert's great enemy, I honestly wondered who the hell he was (I thought I'd missed some pages). Then the book descends into melodrama and murder and blah blah blah.
I adored the first half of this book when it was... 'I would walk along the lake,' but struggled with the second half when it was... 'I walked along the lake.'
Very Good though.
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Lolita
Sept 25, 2019 23:30:36 GMT
Post by Colin Sibthorpe on Sept 25, 2019 23:30:36 GMT
I'd be embarrassed to have it on the shelves and have no wish to read it.
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Lolita
Sept 26, 2019 8:24:21 GMT
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Sept 26, 2019 8:24:21 GMT
One of those books you feel like you've read before you have. I finally got round to it and must say the prose is magnificent (in book one especially). I found it lost it's way in part two Same thing happens in John Wick 3. Finally, you felt validated.
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Sept 26, 2019 12:38:02 GMT
Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2019 12:38:02 GMT
One of those books you feel like you've read before you have. I finally got round to it and must say the prose is magnificent (in book one especially). I found it lost it's way in part two Same thing happens in John Wick 3. Finally, you felt validated. They're made of paper but are now available in electronic form.
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Oct 1, 2019 15:37:05 GMT
Post by Roxy on Oct 1, 2019 15:37:05 GMT
Never cared for Nabokov, he was too good at drifting and ultimately at being creepy by far too effectively putting on (I hope it was a put on) that what is so disturbing is completely natural. At least the mispronunciation of his name made for a wicked rhyme in one of The Police's best songs.
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