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Character
Loveable characters:
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Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
how something can tackle such disgusting subject matter and be in the point of view of such a horrible person but still be so beautifully written is beyond me.
i already felt this way, but especially after reading this, it makes me so angry that people try to romanticize this book or the movies. like Nobokov clearly wrote it in the way where Humbert is the villain and Dolores is a child just existing but he sways the narrative to make it seem like she came into him. Like i said previous, this book is beautifully written, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t fill me with absolute dread and anger and disgust at times. I do think it’s interesting and a testament to his talent that Nobokov was able to add depth and humanity to the character of Humbert. He wasn’t a one dimensional villain, he felt remorse and admitted to seeing the hurt he caused Dolores, which made you hate him all the more when he continued to hurt her and try to justify himself.
my heart aches for dolores. he stole her childhood—her whole LIFE— all the while he made it out to be some love story. the last sentence of Part One literally made me sick to my stomach. everyone in her life failed her, she never truly lived her own life :(
i already felt this way, but especially after reading this, it makes me so angry that people try to romanticize this book or the movies. like Nobokov clearly wrote it in the way where Humbert is the villain and Dolores is a child just existing but he sways the narrative to make it seem like she came into him. Like i said previous, this book is beautifully written, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t fill me with absolute dread and anger and disgust at times. I do think it’s interesting and a testament to his talent that Nobokov was able to add depth and humanity to the character of Humbert. He wasn’t a one dimensional villain, he felt remorse and admitted to seeing the hurt he caused Dolores, which made you hate him all the more when he continued to hurt her and try to justify himself.
my heart aches for dolores. he stole her childhood—her whole LIFE— all the while he made it out to be some love story. the last sentence of Part One literally made me sick to my stomach. everyone in her life failed her, she never truly lived her own life :(