Final Thoughts on Lolita – #4

July 14, 2011December 30, 2016 ~ Heather Paquette ~ 2 Comments

Spoilers abound, but I believe everyone has finished Lolita. If you are ten pages away from the end, however, don’t read on! I was pretty much on the edge of my seat for the last few chapters of this book, waiting to see how Lolita would manage to escape from Humbert. And then it was … Continue reading Final Thoughts on Lolita – #4

First Impressions of Lolita – #4

June 20, 2011December 30, 2016 ~ Heather Paquette ~ 2 Comments

I seem to have a lot of preconceived notions about the books we’re reading on this list that then turn out to be false, and Lolita is no exception. My first recollection of this book comes a verse in the Police song Don’t Stand so Close to Me, “It’s no use/He sees her/He starts to … Continue reading First Impressions of Lolita – #4