I have been putting off this post for a while as Lolita was one of the weirdest books I have read in a while. In this book, Humbart falls for Lo after her mother dies. Their affair shapes Lo's life as she runs into a hard dramatic life. While I can see how the book was recognized for its writing, the content was so far off, I had a hard time reading it.It was one of my least favorite book of the year. Before I decided if I liked the characters, they were being asked to make major life decisions. As a whole, I think I could have spent my time reading other books.
Such is life. On the whole, I am glad I only have one day left of the semester at work. The holiday season is busy and fun, but hard on the reading schedule. Over the next 10 days, I will be reading mighty fast! Here we go!
Happy Reading!
The only good thing about this book is that it's the perfect example to break everything my students think they know about the terms protagonist and antagonist. At a young age, they are told a protagonist is a good guy and antagonist the bad guy...in most kids' stories this is true. But those aren't the real definitions. So I give a very brief description of this story as proof that Humbert is the main character but not a good guy.
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