18ck 's review for:

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

4.0

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This is the sort of book, obviously, that is likely to provoke a raised eyebrow. Its subject matter is pretty toe-curling, and in the hands of a lesser writer the result might have been horrific. It's so good though. The way he holds you, for page after page, caught between sympathising with the anti-hero and knowing that he's a monster; the way he magically produces comedy from the most unpromising raw materials; the way he strings a sentence together - holy crap!
Coming back to Lolita, in audio format, I was reminded just how much a good reader can add to a story. Jeremy Irons reads this and I can't imagine anyone better.