Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta : the tip of my tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.
– Vladimir Nabokov
(Lolita)
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Fantastic opening to a novel – one of the all-time greats, along with Pride and Prejudice and Moby Dick.
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I have not read unabridged versions of the other two. But Lolita, yes. I casually opened the page and those first three sentences had me hooked. My friend who recommended the book called it a literary orgasm. The writing is simply stunning.
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It’s one of those precious times when you can read a novel and legitimately say to yourself “this is a piece of art”
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Exactly.
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