This lyrical, achingly beautiful book transcends the controversial nature of its pedophilic subject matter in order to make a statement about the postwar dynamics between European and American culture and about the very nature of love itself. Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged European sophisticate, travels to America where he encounters Lolita, a pubescent nymphet, whose coarse, juvenile mannerisms instantly capture his attention. Told from Humbert Humbert's perspective, what follows is a man's descent into madness as his obsession with Lolita threatens to consume him. Nabokov is a master storyteller whose brilliant use of imagery hooked me within the first chapter; I could not put this down and actually finished it in two days.
Leatherby Libraries Call Number: PS3527.A15 L6 1989
2nd Floor Humanities Library
Review submitted by: Ashley Bloomfield, Program Assistant, Rodgers Center
Rating: Highly Recommended
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