Lolita

"This novel literally made me feel sick. Beautiful writing style that reminded me of the Picture of Dorian Gray and nauseating content that made me wish I could bleach my brain. I have horrific conflicting feelings every time I even think of this book. #neveragain #onlyonce "

"Beautiful despite its controversial nature- a gut wrenching story told through rose colored glasses "

"I DNF this book I didn’t like it "

"It’s a story about pedophilia and the great prose doesn’t justify it or make it romantic. "

"A very interesting book… gives insight as to how pedos think… very creepy "

"I did enjoy reading this, but it's much tamer than what I expected "

"Written beautifully. Overall is disgusting. "

"This is, unapologetically, my favorite book. I think too many people dismiss it because of it's incredibly dark subject matter or they sort of make their own reviews of it childish by working a little too hard to justify how they could possibly like a book about something so disturbing. I'm not gonna justify why I like this book by following every compliment I give it with something like "but of course its all horribly evil and despicable and not at all good" because I don't think I need to. I think that's just a given. It's a story told through the eyes of a man monster who is disgustingly, poetically, selfishly, psychotically in lust and - perhaps - in love with a child who he kidnaps, manipulates, and abuses for years. It is not a rom com (it was never meant to be) no matter how much perhaps Humbert Humbert would have wished it could have been. I like Lolita because it is beautiful and devastating and nauseating and romantic and clever and "I-have-to-shut-the-book-right-now-this-is-too-disturbing-I-need-to-breathe" and funny and heartbreaking and gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. I love Vladimir Nabokov with a fiery passion. I am amazed at his absolute mastery over the English language that I, a native speaker, could never hope to achieve. When I shut this book for the final time I genuinely sobbed. I was sad it was over and I was sad about all the tragedy I had consumed. I'll always be sad about it. And the rest is rust and stardust. "

"Even though it is controversial, the book proves that a charismatic man who is educated, well spoken and handsome can be an ill and manipulative monster. Unfortunately, these type of monsters exist outside of fiction, so I see this as a cautionary tale that only a few can see (unlike pop culture)."

"TW: pedophilia, descriptions of sexual acts (abuse) against children. ICKY. The writing (hear me out) however, is incredible. Poetic and heartbreaking- just very icky subject matter. I had no peace reading this lol but do not regret reading it."