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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About
February 10, 2015 at 4:25 pm (This post was last modified: February 10, 2015 at 4:26 pm by FatAndFaithless.)
In my opinion one of the (maybe the) best books ever written is Nabokov's Lolita. The style and diction and imagery are utter delights to read, and the book tackles a hugely taboo subject and provides insight into the mind of a pedophile so well that many readers actually feel empathetic towards the self-described perverted protagonist. This book was published in 1955 and yet still offers such a thoughtful and personal window into the vastly "deviant" life of Humbert Humbert, that even compared to modern attempts at humanizing sexually predatorial minds it stands out starkly above the rest.

Absolutely fantastic read.
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Books You Can't Shut Up About - by thesummerqueen - December 18, 2014 at 5:08 pm
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by abaris - December 18, 2014 at 5:18 pm
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Nope - December 23, 2014 at 12:14 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Alex K - December 18, 2014 at 5:33 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by thesummerqueen - December 18, 2014 at 5:35 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Alex K - December 18, 2014 at 5:49 pm
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by abaris - December 22, 2014 at 8:11 pm
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by coldwx - December 22, 2014 at 10:03 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Foxaèr - December 22, 2014 at 10:08 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by abaris - December 23, 2014 at 4:31 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Ravenshire - February 10, 2015 at 5:22 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by The Valkyrie - December 22, 2014 at 10:11 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Chas - December 22, 2014 at 10:21 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by thesummerqueen - December 22, 2014 at 10:37 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Jenny A - December 23, 2014 at 12:16 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Nope - December 23, 2014 at 12:47 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by DeadChannel - January 11, 2015 at 12:22 am
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Alex K - January 11, 2015 at 5:48 am
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by FatAndFaithless - February 10, 2015 at 4:25 pm
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Clueless Morgan - February 10, 2015 at 7:39 pm
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by thesummerqueen - February 10, 2015 at 11:17 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Ravenshire - February 10, 2015 at 11:25 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by TheRealJoeFish - February 11, 2015 at 12:34 am
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by thesummerqueen - February 11, 2015 at 12:21 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Pyrrho - February 11, 2015 at 1:03 pm
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Clueless Morgan - February 11, 2015 at 8:25 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Ravenshire - February 12, 2015 at 12:30 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Clueless Morgan - February 12, 2015 at 11:38 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Ravenshire - February 12, 2015 at 10:53 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by thesummerqueen - February 11, 2015 at 1:08 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by thesummerqueen - February 11, 2015 at 5:31 pm
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RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by The Valkyrie - February 12, 2015 at 10:54 pm
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Rev. Rye - February 13, 2015 at 12:19 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Whateverist - February 13, 2015 at 10:51 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Clueless Morgan - February 13, 2015 at 11:04 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Whateverist - February 13, 2015 at 11:09 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by TheRealJoeFish - February 13, 2015 at 1:27 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Rev. Rye - February 13, 2015 at 10:41 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by Pyrrho - February 13, 2015 at 10:49 am
RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About - by thesummerqueen - February 13, 2015 at 11:15 am
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