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Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov

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megcampbell3, January 27, 2008

It seems nothing new can be said about Nabokov's masterpiece "Lolita", because if it hasn't been printed, surely it has been uttered by someone, somewhere. With so many different angles and aftertastes on so widely-read a novel, I almost feel the need to be careful in this silly little reader's review rather than off-the-cuff about my first acquainting. With that in mind, I'll say then that I'm sure I'll read it again, and possibly yet again, to scour and scratch at the layers, the innuendo, the objective, the subjective. Beyond initial gasps and shocks, beyond the equally wicked thrills of meeting Humbert Humbert (whose voice is a much sharper, smarter, bigger and more refined Truman Capote) and Dolly (Dolores) "Lo-Lee-Ta" Haze, the prose is razzle-dazzle, the plot is a hell of a ride, and the range of emotions invoked while traveling through these 300-some pages are all over the map. If it's on your shelf, read it. If it's not, buy it, and then actually read it. My first thought after turning the last page: I'm glad I lived long enough to have read this book. Prior, and unbeknownst to me (as with all discovery), I was missing a piece.

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