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Has anyone read Lolita?
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov read it? __________________
Spike- I may be loves bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.
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No but I read a book by the same author i think...was the book good?
edited: hey you live in portland oregon? I go there sooo often and i used to live there! __________________
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I haven't read it either, I'm wondering about part of the plot line.
Yes I do live in Portland.. Love it here in fact. What do you come for? __________________
Spike- I may be loves bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.
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read it. quite like it. Not so much...
But what's the question here ? |
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I loved the movie with Jeremy Irons, and people have told me the book isn't as good, so I'm not going to read it.
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I'm considering reading this for my critical paper this year. I have to pick from a list of AP-approved books or something...this one appears to be one of the more interesting choices.
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I actually read the screenplay of Lolita... it's actually a screenplay that the author himself wrote. I thought it was really good, but now I am trying to start on the actual novel... I'll tell what I think when I'm done!
 Shetan __________________
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I read Lolita. I was boring. Too wordy IMO.
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I've read Lolita this summer and, infact, i found this book very good. Of course, the story is provocative, but I like that author doesn't say anything good or bad about the actions of the main character. We are left to made our own opinion about the them. Of course, it would be insane to approve the actions of the main character.
When we practiced writing critics on my Croatian classes (I'm from Croatia), I was writing about 'Lolita' and got an A (or 5)! __________________
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The book was boring as hell.
The movie was really good though, I suggest you rent that and don't read the book. __________________
Spike/Buffy *Spike/Dru *Fox/Whitney *Spike/Anya *Rory/Jess *
Shannon/Boone *Ben/Sofie * The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)  Spike's 99th kitten-  Chaz |
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Very good
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I'd bought the book a long time ago and I'm still not finished with it. It seems alot longer than it should be. I mean, one small event takes up fifteen pages. The plot is well-thought, but it seems a bit boring. I hope to finish it soon, though.
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Saw the movie. Love it. And now I own it.
Brought the book this summer havent read it yet but i want to. After I read Phantom I might read it. Angie __________________
Buffy/Angel, Pacey/Joey, Max/Liz, Brian/Justin, Charlie/Claire, Nancy/Hartigan, Wolverine/Rogue, Erik/Christine, Jack/Elizabeth, Mason/George, Mal/Kaylee Chiana/John, Peter/Claire, Daniel/Betty, Doctor/Rose, Bill/Sookie, Riddick/Jack, House/Cameron, Belle/Rumpelstiltskin |
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Nabakov is probably the best writer Ive read. And Lolita is one of the best books Ive encountered. The love story, if told in two sentences, seems obscene (old man seduces a twelve year old); but once you read the book, you realize that its simply real. Many people have called Lolita the one believable love story of our time, and Im inclined to agree.
As for Nabakovs writing, its lengthy, but its fun! His wordplay and very descriptiveness are the very things that keep the story together. His little witticisms are a perfect backdrop to the actions they describe. One of my favourites are "vibgyoric (prismatic pulsations) vibrations". Vibgyor is Roy G. Biv -- the colours of the rainbow -- backwards, and so prismatic pulsations makes sense; not to mention, alliteration! I have to admit I stole that word for my Personal Statement for college applications.  So yeah, highly recommended. |
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