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March 13, 2018

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

How can I have ‘enjoyed’ or ‘liked’ this novel?Well…I did find myself flinching away from it a few times… Well, what can be said about Lolita that hasn’t been said? Who hasn’t heard of it? The influence this work has had on modern culture is astounding: just think that the meaning of the name Lolita…
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