Title: Lolita
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
First published: 1955
Rating: 3.5/5
Comment: So I have been interested in reading something Russian for a while, but afraid that it would be dry and too long and complicated. But this one caught my eye and since it is not that old, I thought I'd give it a try. It started out very nice, one gets puzzled by the protagonist and eager to get to know his mind - he is a paedophile. It is very rare and the perspective is certainly interesting. One gets to follow this man through his life and the girl he falls in love with - Lolita. Her real name is Dolores, meaning 'pains' in Spanish. Figure that one out. And the language is certainly creative and not dry at all. However, it is way too long. There is just too detailed descriptions of his everyday life, and after 300 pages of more or less the same message, you just want him to get through with it. Still very well worth a read, in my opinion.
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