Lolita Paperback – January 1, 1969

I can’t say *anything* bad about this Classic! I don’t think I’ve even cracked it open yet. But just the FEEL of the leather, is scrumptious!!! I have an add’l smaller copy somewhere between paperback & hardback. That’s ok ‘for now’ 😉 ‘Twas a pleasure reviewing today. I’ll be back, soon enough! ✌🏼& 🤙🏼 Coz…..

This book was difficult for me to start and it shouldn't have been. I am informed of the subject matter and assumed this to be a lurid tale about pedophilia - it is not. Pedophilia is an element of the story, but not the plot of it all. True, Lolita (Deloris) is a child of 12 when the story begins, but herein, her age is naught but a back drop. This, in all its desperate beauty, is a tragic love story. A supreme tale of forbidden love, obsession, fear, jealousy, unrequited love, hate, and revenge. Humbert Humbert is a broken man even from his first love. The one thing he desires most, e can't have - no matter how tight he holds. For HH, true love is an illusion. His dark, tortured soul is torn by obsession and he will go to any length to save his fantasy of love, but fate is a cruel master.Nobokov's style of writing is rather difficult to accustom oneself to, especially interspersing fragments of French throughout the story. But he manages to bring the story and the characters to life. And he succeeds in making the reader care about a man who at first glance, is revolting. I ended up feeling play for poor Humbert while acknowledging that justice prevails.I would recommend this book to mature readers that can look beyond the unsavory aspect of pedophilia and read this as a love tragedy....

My all-time favorite book I have ever read. And now I have a leatherback copy. I am so elated to have this in my possession. Thank you!

Lolita as a novel unquestionably deserves five stars, but this Kindle edition omits the crucial "foreword" by the narrator's supposed psychologist; much of the irony of the novel depends upon it, and I can't imagine why the editors left it out. This reading, probably my fourth or fifth, yielded more surprises than any previous one. The erotic dimensions of the novel remain troubling, largely because "nymphets" come into focus in the real world as a result of reading the book, as though one saw them with special glasses. Can Nabokov be faulted for sexualizing little girls? Perhaps, but perhaps, too, his European insight was that American culture had already sexualized them. When Humbert marvels that Lolita seduces him, he seems to say as much. But I was moved on this reading because "Humbert Humbert," the novel's narrator and prime pedophile, comes to realize two shattering things: first, that he actually loves Lolita, the person, even after she ceases to be a nymphet in that magical zone of appeal; and second, that in loving her, he comes to regret a crime that he considers unforgivable. He will not allow himself to be forgiven in Christian terms because he considers that his own redemption would not restore the happy childhood he took away. In this sense, it is perhaps an even keener look at genuine despair than the suicides of Stavrogin in Dostoevsky's Demons or Svidrigailov in Crime and Punishment, both also pedophiles. Is there a more heartfelt, aching love story? I think that Nabokov deliberately plays off Augustine's Confessions in writing it.

Had no idea what this book was about before I started it, it was on the 100 books to read before you die list, so that's why I read it. I guess if you want to know what is inside the head of a pedephile you would enjoy it, me not so much.

A landmark in publishing history, first in Paris and later in America. To think Nabokov had to have it publish clandestinely by the notorious Olympia Press where it was even banned in Paris seems incredible today.

The book let me see what kind of negative behavior can go on in a country, even where so called good people live.

While reading Nabokov's classic, I found myself fascinated and disgusted at the same time. I felt the need to erase any evidence that this piece of literary trash had ever inhabited my Kindle. At the same time, the author's excellent writing style and matter of fact perversion made me read on to see if he ever felt any remorse for robbing this young girl of her childhood. The ultimate irony is that Nabokov felt the need to punish another for the sins of which he was abundantly guilty. I am glad that I read Lolita while wishing that I could purge the memory completely from my mind.

Bellissimo.. non posso aggiungere altro non sono un critico letterario

Ce livre est en langue roumaine. Je tiens à le rappeler.

Mi novela favorita por excelencia. Una obra maestra. Una creación literaria sencillamente perfecta y elaborada.Una de las pocas novelas que, aún siendo traducida del idioma original (francés), sigue siendo una auténtica delicia para los lectores más exigentes.Brillante. Magistral.Aún habiéndola leído 6 veces, siempre captas nuevos matices en su composición.La recomiendo sin duda alguna.

Enchanting, amazing use of the written word, if you don't speak French you may struggle as it is peppered with French Phases.Can't add more to what has been said in my top 3 classic books of all time.

A classic novel, came in great condition.