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madelinequinne's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Self harm
helenamichelle's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
crawforl's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion and Self harm
mirandabee's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Child abuse
thebookpaiges's review against another edition
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Self harm, and Death
buxomfloozy's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
vkitoria's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
readingwithbec's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape
julietthague's review against another edition
5.0
in this raw and vulnerable memoir, alisson wood describes not only her relationship with being groomed by her english-teacher as a highschool student but also the ways he used the reoccurring literary motive of lolita throughout their relationship to manipulate her into thinking that what she indured was a lovestory and not abuse.
she deeply analyses the effects, parallels and dangers of misinterpretation regarding nabokovs 'real' literary lolita, that more often than not show an uncomfortable parallel to her own history and has too often been misused to shift the blame and justify predatory behavior and abuse instead of acting as the cautionary tale it actually should be read as.
i listened to this on audible once again (i am really getting a little too obsessed) and i loved how the author read the book herself, at times it made me feel like listening to an old friend, sharing her formative past with a cup of coffee on hand.
raw, vulnerable, shocking, eyeopening - an absolute masterpiece and the biggest recommendation!
»that in order to be attractive, irresistible, to be worthy of notice, was to be both beautiful and in open need, to be damaged. the perfect artistry of pretty and pain. nabokov wrote that beauty plus pity is the closest we can get to art.«
»yes, 'lolita' is beautiful. but yes, it's also terrible. we can hold both in our hands.«
Graphic: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
Minor: Suicide
smallcasualbooktok's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse