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May 30, 2018TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita was the first book that I’ve read with an unreliable first person narrator, and I was thoroughly intrigued by the controversiality of the main topics; hebephilia, pedophilia, and ephebophilia. This book also gave the reader an indepth understanding of how the mind of a paraphile is in motion and also familiarized them with the topic of statutory rape and child exploitation. After 36-year-old European professor Humbert Humbert moves to Ramsdale, he lives with a woman named Charlotte Haze and her 12-year-old daughter, Dolores, under rent. After meeting Dolores, who some call Lo but whom he calls Lolita, Humbert is attracted to the “nymphette” and marries her mother in order to be engaged in a sexual relationship with her daughter. As revolting as the plot may seem, Lolita was not only known for its controversial subject but also Nabokov’s detailed descriptions and unique narratorial voice, which together created the novel’s fame across the world. I would give this book a 3/5 star rating, and recommend this book to ages 15 and older. - @ilovefood of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library