It’s Been Awhile Book Tag?

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So, it’s been awhile since I posted anything. At all. I created a book tag just for this occasion!

Basically, if you too have a book blog and in fact have not posted in at least 2 weeks, this tag may be for you! SO here are some questions I’ve compiled that may or may not be your cup of tea. I hope it is, though

Question no. 1: Explain in two words why you have been neglecting book blogging.

-Really busy!

Question no. 2: While you were away, what was the best book you’ve read?

-Fantasy wise, the best book was FOR SURE City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. I hadn’t read it before and I’m really glad I picked it up.

Question no. 3: What are some recommendations you have?

-If you like contemporary novels,seriously check out I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson, I have to say it’s one of my all-time favorite books I’ve ever read.

-If you like crime fiction, then I would recommend Stolen by Lucy Christopher. It is a beautifully written novel, and isn’t gory or scary.

Question no. 4: Any last words?

-be sure to read my review of We Were Liars by E. Lockhart!

Thanks for reading, and maybe post your own version of this tag!

Stay rad, and read lots

Emily

Lolita- Vladimir Nabokov (Review)

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Humbert Humbert – scholar, aesthete and romantic – has fallen completely and utterly in love with Lolita Haze, his landlady’s gum-snapping, silky skinned twelve-year-old daughter. Reluctantly agreeing to marry Mrs Haze just to be close to Lolita, Humbert suffers greatly in the pursuit of romance; but when Lo herself starts looking for attention elsewhere, he will carry her off on a desperate cross-country misadventure, all in the name of Love. Hilarious, flamboyant, heart-breaking and full of ingenious word play, Lolita is an immaculate, unforgettable masterpiece of obsession, delusion and lust.

-Goodreads

Hello my fellow book nerds!

Lolita is the second book of my 2015 Reading Challenge, and I have some really mixed feelings about this novel.

Although the plot is pretty original, I really don’t like the fatherly corruption that Humbert sadly brings to Lo. I feel as though Mr. Nabokov felt it necessary to paint Humbert as a character you hate but can’t help but open your heart to his troubles.

The scenes of “Love” made me cringe but what kept me going throughout this novel was the florid wording. I really believe Lolita gave me a better grasp on words of the English language I had never thought of using. Nabokov peppers the book with puns and wordplay that provide comic relief from what is actually happening in the book.

A time or two I find myself heartbroken for Lolita, as this corrupted man is all she has for family. She has no choice to trust him, but he only thinks of himself and his needs. That’s what I find truly sad.

Overall this novel gives the reader a peek into the mind of a pedophile, and his views of “nymphets”. A clever concept, I suppose. A hard to swallow plot, still able to make people cringe almost 70 years later is the definition of timeless.

Some obvious warnings: pedophile-centered plot. Descriptive scenes of underage sex. Loss and tragedy

I found this book interesting and thought-provoking. I love Nabokov’s writing style, also, on that note. I give Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 4/5 <3!