lchamblee 's review for:

The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel that Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman

3.0

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The book was interesting but I read it in large part because I wanted have a better understanding of how this really life story impacted Lolita, a book I haven’t read but have intended to for years. While the facts of the story are interesting, I think it’s a slow read and there is so much more left unresolved that I’d like to understand that overall, it felt a little flat. If I weren’t reading this book to better understand the literary work, Lolita, it would have been hard to get through. You can definitely find another true crime book better than this. However, it is very interesting to read in connection with Lolita.