Lolita (Russian Edition)
by Vladimir Nabokov

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Book Review: probably the most misunderstood novel ever written
Summary: 5 Stars

Nabokov was decades ahead of the professional writers on the subject. He commits rationalizations which de Young commented on in 1982. He comments on "blurred boyish blondes in faded slacks" and his love-object's "beautiful boy-knees" and "blurred boyish blondes in faded slacks." In 1962, Fitch was the first professional writer to comment on pedophiles' preference for androgynous children.

Our hero also ascribes magical powers to himself and those like him. He thereby jumps the gun on "A Study of the Child Molester," which was published in 1984.

Most significantly, he shows the tendency of pedophiles to idealize their subjects. The first professional writers to comment on pedophiles idealizing children were McCormack & Selvaggio (1889) and Segal & Stermac (1990). Humbert opens his testimony with "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my lions" and finally regrets pursuing "the great resegray never-to-be-had."

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