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Jun 18, 2019l21195001514010 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Lolita is written by a great author who can use wonderful levels of details to describe situations. That being said, the novel itself does not address the severe trauma that Dolores undergoes from having sex with adult men. All we see is the perversions of the protagonist, which many people come to "understand" and forgive. I hate seeing discussions of this book that include lines like, "I came to sympathize with the main character" as this indicates to me a disregard for the brutal rape and kidnapping that occurs over many years. Dolores essentially becomes a human trafficking survivor, but we are still encouraged to feel badly for this protagonist. All in all -- I read it to understand what everyone was saying about it and ended up feeling disappointed that so many well-rounded people continue to ignore the tragedy of this novel and the disgusting nature of its main character.