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Lolita | Nabokov Vladimir

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I tried this for an off-Litsy reading challenge, but I just couldn‘t. I see that it‘s clearly setting this up to show how horrifying HH is and how he‘s trying to convince the reader he isn‘t, but even just his description of seeing the girl for the first time made me realize I don‘t want to go there. Not even with the dulcet tones of Jeremy Irons reading to me.

monalyisha This is one I‘m glad I read in a college course and not on my own. It‘s also not a book I‘d be happy to read alongside continuing Epstein coverage. I am glad I read it, though. Nabokov‘s skill with language is incredible. 19h

Ruthiella I support this. This book made me so angry. And the appropriation of the term Lolita also pisses me off as do most of the covers of the book. P 19h

AmyG I read there is a connection somewhere to Nabokov and Epstein. 19h

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Bette I read a real life kidnapping might have inspired it…it was an NPR article. It was 1948, Sally Horner. According to that, she died very young, just a tragedy all around. Incredibly sad. 18h

Hooked_on_books @Bette There‘s a book about that which I have, and that‘s the one I really need to read. 18h

Hooked_on_books @Ruthiella This was a selection for The Stacks podcast book club and in the episode about it, they mention both of those. Apparently Nabokov didn‘t want a girl on the cover and was ignored. And yeah, the girl nicknamed Lolita was the victim, not some kind of child vixen, but that‘s patriarchy for you. 18h

Bette I could never read Lolita but I wanted to know about the real child. 18h

Hooked_on_books @Bette Here‘s the book I have if you‘re interested. Weinman is a terrific writer, so I‘m sure it‘s good:

Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World

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dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 3h

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RamsFan1963

The Fourth Consort: A Novel | Edward Ashton

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While I really enjoyed Mickey 7, I just couldn't get into this book. The humor felt very forced, and I found the lead character dull and too given to just letting things happen instead of taking charge.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 3d

AshleyHoss820 Valid. Onward! ☺️ 2d

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Amor4Libros

Uncultured: A Memoir | Daniella Mestyanek Young

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Bailing at 16%. The recounting of the child and sexual abuse on this is too much for me to handle at this time.

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4d

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BarbaraBB

The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel | Ocean Vuong

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#ToB26 #15

I hadn‘t expect to bail on this one since I enjoyed Vuongs debut novel, but there‘s that. This one too is well written but to me it was rather boring. Drugs and poverty are often a recipe for a repetitive story and unfortunately this story is no exception. I didn‘t care enough to finish it. I have to admit audio didn‘t help either, my mind kept drifting off.

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ImperfectCJ Uh-oh...this is one I just added to my December TBR because it looked interesting. I'll give it a try anyway, but at least my expectations are tempered. 5d

squirrelbrain I have a signed copy of this so will definitely read. I find drugs storylines very repetitive too, so we‘ll see. 5d

BarbaraBB @ImperfectCJ @squirrelbrain I read a lot of good reviews so it‘s probably me. Although I really wanted to like it. 5d

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Hooked_on_books Gorgeous pic! I didn‘t get along with his first book and thus don‘t want to read this. If it makes the tournament, I might give it a try. We‘ll see. 5d

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books It is quite possible it makes the shortlist but I honestly don‘t hope so 5d

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 5d

AshleyHoss820 Oh, what a bummer! I‘ve been on the fence about this one, so I think I can wait in it. On to the next, friend! ☺️ 3d

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dabbe

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel | Anthony Horowitz

#TheLitsyIrregulars #TLI @LitsyEvents

Friendly reminder: Discussion tomorrow! Looking forward to it! #noplacelikeholmes #foreversherlocked

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CatLass007 I have to confess, I really couldn‘t get into this one. I bailed at the 25% mark. Sorry gang, I hope everyone else enjoyed it. #HailTheBail #BetterBooksAhead I don‘t think I‘ll be participating tomorrow. You don‘t need a negative Nellie in the mix. I‘ll see you when we discuss

The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen

CogsOfEncouragement I plan to finish reading it today. Looking forward to everyone‘s thoughts. 6d

DrSabrinaMoldenReads How does the discussion work? This is my first one with you all. I really enjoyed the book. 6d

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dabbe I'm sorry it didn't click for you. I found it slow at the start, but then it picked up for me. Hopefully, you'll like the next one more.

#hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterpastichebooksahead (edited) 6d

dabbe @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I will post some question starters and will tag all of you; then, we all comment below and comment to each other, etc. ... kind of like an answer blog you might do in high school or college. 6d

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Boy, once it got going, I couldn't put it down! My whole day was pretty much devoted to finishing it ... well, that and college football. 🤣 6d

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Soubhiville

The Guest Book: A Novel | Sarah Blake

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Well that‘s another bail for me… I got about 150 pages in. There were some parts I thought were really interesting, but others felt like a slog. Oh well #hailthebail, on to something else. (Seeing other reviews here helped the decision.)

Aims42 #HailtheBail 🚀 Onto better, less sluggish books 🙌 1w

Ruthiella I bailed on a different book by the same author

The Postmistress

booklover3258 I also tried to read it and DNF'd it as well. 1w

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Kerrbearlib Love that the black stripes still haven‘t faded. ♥️🐾 1w

ShelleyBooksie Just want to *boop* that nose ♡ 1w

dabbe 🖤🐾🧡 1w

AmyG Adorable! 6d

MemoirsForMe I love Sietje‘s new look! 😍🙌🏻 6d

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Nessavamusic

The Last Animal: A Novel | Ramona Ausubel

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This is just not for me. I am not a fan of teenage narrators - especially outside of YA. Also their dialogue is so out of the realm of how actual young teens speak. #dnf #hailthebail
A #roll100 off the TBR!

PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Off your shelves! 1w

AnneCecilie Love the baby elephant on the cover. Too bad the rest wasn‘t for you 1w

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Fortifiedbybooks

Interesting Times (Interesting Times, #1) | Matthew Storm

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This was my #BookSpin for November. The writing was just bad and though a talking cat in the first chapter got me interested enough to read on, no cats, talking or otherwise, appeared again after that, and I jumped ship around 35 pages in. I didn't care about the MC at all. #HailTheBail

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