...and the movie was the 1997 Jeremy Irons version of Lolita...it was...of course...a movie about some people...you may be wondering why 'I' chose this one...as it's about as weird/creepy/cringy/uncomfortable as you can imagine...it is beautifully filmed...and I think Irons does a good job of portraying the predator-main-character as the bully and dirty old man that he is...it also has a little bit of focus on the victim's feelings that are not that prominent in the book...so that's why I chose the movie...I just finished reading the book Lolita...after revisiting the 100 Best Books list that I published all those years ago...
...and the book is just as perturbing as the movie...maybe more so...it's told in the first person as a narrative trying to explain his actions to a jury...but he's pretty delusional and only (of course) mentions in a self-serving way what he thinks is romantic...almost completely ignoring the feelings of his victim...so a true sociopath...
...I've read quite a few of the books on the list that I had not read in 2008...so I need to do an updated list...anywhooo... Lolita is on the list...so I read it...my libary only had one copy and there was a wait...I'm also planning on re-reading a few of the books that I read as a teenager...I've put a hold on Animal Farm...1984...and Catch 22...as I read all of those as a 14 year-old and I think I may have a little bit of a different perspective now...haha...
...have you read this controversial book or seen the movie?...
~Have a lovely weekend!
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