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What Lolita??

the book
by vladimir nabokov

At first i thought you were talking about gothic lolitas. Never heard of the book o.O

I have never heard of that book....... Whats it about?

it's actually about a pedophile, lol
but it's written really well

honestly, i couldnt get through it. i wanted to read it really badly. but i just couldnt get thru it!! =( but i'll give it another shot. wasnt there a movie out?

is there? never knew that. when did it come out?

-.- never heard of lolita

Never heard of it

I've heard of the movie Lolita. I think it's based on the book.

Lolita is both a movie and a book. It is about a pedophile by the name of Humbert Humbert, a college literature professor. When he is young, he falls in love with a girl his own age.l his own age, and, as he grew into adulthood, he never lost his obsession with "nymphets," teenagers who walk a fine line between being a girl and a woman. While looking for a place to live after securing a new teaching position, he meets Charlotte Haze (Melanie Griffith), a pretentious and annoying woman who seems desperately lonely and is obviously attracted to Humbert. Humbert pays her little mind until he meets her 13-year-old daughter Lolita (Dominique Swain), the image of the girl that Humbert once loved. Humbert moves into the Haze home as a boarder and eventually marries Charlotte in order to be closer to Lolita. When Charlotte finds out about Humbert's attraction to her daughter, she flees the house in a rage, only to be killed in an auto accident. Without telling Lolita of her mother's fate, Humbert takes her on a cross-country auto trip, where their relationship begins to move beyond the traditional boundaries of stepfather and step-daughter.

(taken from here)
It sounds..interesting. Definitely a tad bit weird, though. I have always wanted to read the book myself

sounds interesting! so that was the movie my boyfriend was talking about.. hopefully the library has the book and/or movie.

You guys have never heard of the book? Are you familiar with the movie Lolita?

Well, it's about a pedophile. In the book, Lolita is 11 or 10 or something, but in the movie, she's 13, so it's not such a "shock" to everyone.

That's why the gothic style Lolita looks like something a doll wears, or a little girl wears.

I thought you were talking about the gothic lolitas at first.


Nope, I've have not heard of the book nor the movie.

wasnt there a famous beginning quote from there?

im reading the book now actually, its pretty good, but rather shocking.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins... good book.

yeap, opening line

wow sounds like a good book.

I adore that book. It is really a bit disturbing, but it was written to be. I prefer "Crime and Punishment" when it comes to Russian literature, but "Lolita" was good.

i dont read

ok..i've finally finished reading it..and yea I LOVE IT. it's SO beautifully written. if it wasnt for this forum, i dont think i would've picked it up again lol so thanks

Haven't heard about it. XD