I'm finishing Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita for the first time and I feel so disturbed. The mentions of rape and abuse (the constant descriptions of how innocent and child-like her body was, Humbert controlling her every move, paying for sexual favours from her-WTF??, him buying her so much stuff, mostly shiny objects to distract her from his abuses, etc) are nauseating and it makes me think: why did this book get to become so famous? Why did it even get to see the light of day? Is there a hidden message behind this book that helps society and makes us better humans?
I don't know what to think anymore. I've waited a long time to read this novel and had not expected this nauseating story.
by Marlenawrites