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David Roberts's avatar

I have to disagree with the characterization of Lolita. it's the magnificent prose of the narrator that seduces us. It is Nabokov's skill as a writer that makes us turn toward Humbert rather than away from him. It is the artistic challenge he set for himself, and he succeeds.

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Moravagine's avatar

Great piece. Surprised not to see his prior books, especially the underrated Mr. Peanut, not mentioned.

Also as more of an editorial matter, your reference to the page count made me realize that although there was a link to the publisher's page there was no internal reference to publisher, page count, etc. which actually is useful when reading a review of a book.

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