Nabokov was born again. And then died.
Most everyone worth their weight in words has read Vladimir Nabakov's 'Lolita.' Some are titillated by the first section of the book, when Humbert Humbert reveals his past, discovers Lolita and "pursues" a love affair with her. Some are bored by the second section, the long and dull road trip, images blurring together with no apparent character or story development. And some are shocked by the final part of the book, the bizarre noir shoot-out between two old men, surreal in its awkwardness. Probably most readers appreciate Nabakov's complex multi-lingual double entendres and invented vocabulary, to the extent that we're aware of them. And a few rea...Read more