LOLITA BY VLADIMIR NABOKOV
LOLITA Gosh, this was a difficult one to get through. Why? Read on.. “Is what we read guided by our conscience or desire? Or both? What if one says yes and the other says no?” Lolita is the first book for which I felt this conflict arise between my conscience and my desire. Desire won and I transferred it from my Amazon cart to my dorm after (childish) consideration that e njoying a book is not a reflection of our own morals, character, or values . Of course, we all know this. We heartily enjoy reading books revolving around themes which we know is wrong – such as murder – many of them narrated by the murderers themselves - and conscience doesn’t come into play at all. So, enjoying it is not the same as endorsing it. So, why should this be any different, right? Of all the books I’ve read till date, this one has got the sweetest syllabic title and the opening line… “Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin. My soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking the t...