Novel Lolita

[Zack -Alizee Lover-]

I remember almost buying that book 2 years ago.. too bad i didnt had money back in the day.

[AlizéeDuSiècle]

@Jalen oh the only friend ill prolly show it to is my bestest friend who im trying to put alizees spell on haha

[Criss_pl]

Well, again a book
I don't think that age can affect the decision of reading "Lolita". This is a very good book. I read it many times and really enjoyed it, each time I read Lolita I was founding new things, even that I thought that the book doesn't have any secrets for me, I was wrong. There are plenty of references to other writings, if you don't read very much, you probably won't get them, so you'll miss a important part of "Lolita" But overally you won't be disappointed

Yesterday. I finally got through original "Lolita" in English. Hitherto I read it only in Polish translation, but needless to say that the original version is always better, so I decided to check English "Lolita". Though I think that my reading skill in English is way better than writing and rather at very good level, "Lolita" was a hard try for me, it contains many word games - all those Quilty clues But thanks to this, I improved my vocabulary.

[OGRE]

Originally Posted by That100footdrop

should I?

If you have to ask, the answer is no.

im mature enough

If you have to say it, you're not.

[AlizéeDuSiècle]

@Ogre... That was cruel man

[user472884]

Originally Posted by 2010FootDrop

@Ogre... That was cruel man

yet has some misunderstood truth

[Deepwaters]

About Lolita by Nabokov --

It's all from Humbert's point of view. Thus, you're experiencing the story from the perspective of a pedophile. I haven't seen the movies, but it would be very difficult to convey that in movie format; it would take a genius, if it could be done at all.

It's a wonderful novel. Nabokov was a brilliant writer, especially since English wasn't even his native language. It's a little difficult, though. For one thing, Humbert inserts French into his English a lot, so you need to be somewhat familiar with French to fully understand what he's saying, although the novel is written mostly in English, so it's not as if you need to be able to read a novel in French to understand it. For another thing, Humbert is devious and weird, and Nabokov resists the temptation to pull out of viewpoint and give us another person's perspective. We get Humbert's reports of Lolita's behavior particularly and can't be sure it's accurate. For example, in his narration she initiated sex between them, he having only tried to drug her and feel her up; later on, she accused him of raping her. Who is telling the truth? Impossible to say.

Nabokov did a fantastic job of getting inside the head of a pervert. Humbert isn't even remotely likeable, and yet the book holds attention well.

Forget Alizée entirely as you read it. Despite Mylène's use of that theme for her first hit, Alizée couldn't be less like Lolita.

[Rev]

Originally Posted by 2010FootDrop

i hope i do too where can i buy it

I would suggest waiting about three years before reading it. The language is complex enough that you will miss a lot of the nuance of the language. Quite frankly, at your age you simply don't have a sufficient base yet. By high school you will be is a better position to really appreciate the writing.

Originally Posted by 2010FootDrop

@Ogre... That was cruel man

To the point perhaps, but not cruel.


By the way, if you wait until high school, it will probably be in the library.

[user472884]

Originally Posted by Rev

I would suggest waiting about three years before reading it. The language is complex enough that you will miss a lot of the nuance of the language. Quite frankly, at your age you simply don't have a sufficient base yet. By high school you will be is a better position to really appreciate the writing.

I agree.

Lolita is chock full of colorful word-play and puns that probably couldn't be understood or more importantly, appreciated by someone of your years

Originally Posted by Jalen

I agree.

Lolita is chock full of colorful word-play and puns that probably couldn't be understood or more importantly, appreciated by someone of your years

Maybe learning some more English will help...