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Is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov the Ultimate Red Flag Book?
Perhaps one of the most controversial books of all time, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is a book that everyone has an opinion on, even if they haven't read it. But is it the ultimate red flag book that only creeps could like, or is it an excellent take down of real life horrors?
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0:00 - Intro
4:10 - Why do people think Lolita is problematic?
12:45 - How is Nabokov grooming the reader?
27:40 - it's the culture that's the problem all along.
#romancebooks #romancenovel #literaryanalysis #videoessay #mediacriticism
Sources (bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241953242
A Reader's Guide to Nabokov's Lolita by Julian W. Connolly uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781934843666
Lolita in the Afterlife ed. by Jenny Minton Quigley uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780593396490
Men Explain Lolita to Me by Rebecca Solnit lithub.com/men-explain-lolita-to-me
How Lolita Freed Me From by Humbert Humbert by Bindu Banisnath nytimes.com/2018/02/16/style/modern-love-how-lolita-freed-me-from-my-own-humbert.html
Estranging Unreliability, Bonding Unreliability, and the Ethics of "Lolita" by James Phelan jstor.org/stable/30219252
Lolita Misrepresented, Lolita Reclaimed: Disclosing the Doubles by Elizabeth Patnoe jstor.org/stable/25112188
Primal Scene and Misreading in Nabokov's "Lolita" by John M. Ingham jstor.org/stable/26304740
Is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov the Ultimate Red Flag Book?
Perhaps one of the most controversial books of all time, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is a book that everyone has an opinion on, even if they haven't read it. But is it the ultimate red flag book that only creeps could like, or is it an excellent take down of real life horrors?
✨ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/roisinsreading
📚 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/roisinsreading
📚 For business inquiries: roisinsreading@gmail.com
0:00 - Intro
4:10 - Why do people think Lolita is problematic?
12:45 - How is Nabokov grooming the reader?
27:40 - it's the culture that's the problem all along.
#romancebooks #romancenovel #literaryanalysis #videoessay #mediacriticism
Sources (bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241953242
A Reader's Guide to Nabokov's Lolita by Julian W. Connolly uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781934843666
Lolita in the Afterlife ed. by Jenny Minton Quigley uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780593396490
Men Explain Lolita to Me by Rebecca Solnit lithub.com/men-explain-lolita-to-me
How Lolita Freed Me From by Humbert Humbert by Bindu Banisnath nytimes.com/2018/02/16/style/modern-love-how-lolita-freed-me-from-my-own-humbert.html
Estranging Unreliability, Bonding Unreliability, and the Ethics of "Lolita" by James Phelan jstor.org/stable/30219252
Lolita Misrepresented, Lolita Reclaimed: Disclosing the Doubles by Elizabeth Patnoe jstor.org/stable/25112188
Primal Scene and Misreading in Nabokov's "Lolita" by John M. Ingham jstor.org/stable/26304740
