(February 10, 2015 at 4:25 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: 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.
As you can likely surmise from my earlier post in this thread, I am a big Nabokov fan. More than any other author I've ever read, Nabokov seems to have loved words. His novels exhibit the greatest diction ever put to paper. If I had to describe Nabokov's prose, I would say: "Nabokov rolls around in words like a dog rolls around in garbage." I consider that a compliment of the highest order.
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Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
