That's why only people who haven't read it seem to bitch.

Well, people have become hysterical about the subject. Lolita the character was sexually enticing. She lived a tragic life and briefly enjoying her early pubescent sexuality was a rare enjoyable moment for her. Today, many people are so hung up about it or so scared of being labeled that they reject the notion that there’s such a thing as sexual beauty in early female pubescence. Even though Nabokov portrays Lolita as one who suffers her character still has nuance and ambiguity (even if it has to be seen through the goggles of an unpleasant narrator) it’s not in your face no nuance no ambiguity crap writing that today’s audience will demand. And...

It's 100% essential. Fully unassailable. Even without the plot, just the writing is so ****ing gold. There’s no way on earth you won’t love it.

Yeah, Nabokov's refusal to be all moralist and unambiguous about this **** really triggers people.

Still have to read the book in English btw
I hate translations and read the originals whenever possible but Nabokov translated it into Russian himself, so I don't feel as weird about it. But while my English rocks and I don't have trouble reading complex literature, Nabokov's style can still be pretty damn challenging.

Same dude just dodged work yesterday and came home drunk again. One thing the program won't tolerate is missing work. They're gonna piss test him for sure.

I've never heard of this book/film but all the triggered youtube comments have me very intrigued.

Confirmed. ****ty writers don't ruin my life. I'd definitely give it another shot cause I only put it down to preserve my mental health.

Must be the Russian. It's a pretty easy read in English.

Yeah, it's not difficult to read. His style is breathtaking though

Fo sho.

I remember trying to read it once and it was really hard.
But it was ten years ago or so and my English was much, much worse then.
Gonna try again, then.