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I actually loved this book. It was engaging, and I really love true crime. I loved that was literary true crime, even though I've never read Lolita. I'm also glad I got the opportunity to get this perspective on the novel before reading it, because it did change my view of what Lolita is. The first half of the novel focuses mainly on Sally Horner and what happened to her, including her rescue and the trial of Frank la Salle.
The book also covered the process of Nabokov writing and publishing Lolita, as well as the various receptions the book had. This was a quite interesting section, though not quite as captivating as Sally Horner's story.
Overall, I agree with some criticisms that this book had relatively little real evidence of the connection between Sally Horner's life and the novel Lolita, the book's sections were still interesting enough for me not really to mind that.
The book also covered the process of Nabokov writing and publishing Lolita, as well as the various receptions the book had. This was a quite interesting section, though not quite as captivating as Sally Horner's story.
Overall, I agree with some criticisms that this book had relatively little real evidence of the connection between Sally Horner's life and the novel Lolita, the book's sections were still interesting enough for me not really to mind that.