I really liked Lolita, the reason being because the way he talks about this girl is complete OBSESSION. It's amazing how the characters words are so possessed by this girl.
It is twisted that book however - you can imagine how a peadophile would think the thoughts he has. Still, it's a very powerful book - for so many reasons.
Steven, I've just read your
Twilight article and really enjoyed it. It's such a shame that Bella is such a beloved character, especially now that Kristen Stewart embodies her. I guess my response to
Lolita runs along the same lines � there are precious few female characters in literature, so to have a sexually precocious nymphet occupy one of the top spots really grates on my nerves. And then there's Bella � good grief! where are the Harry Potters for the girls?
I've heard and read about the power of Nabokov's writing, but knowing that he wrote several stories featuring an adolescent girl traveling with her middle-aged sexual partner (of which
Lolita is just one), well � I would just as soon read a boring classic novel.