Nonna is dangerous in this one.

EndingNoZero said:

Nonna is dangerous in this one.

I'm not sure. The fact that Darjeeling instantly found the right book "lever" to uncovered Nonna's hidden stash makes Darjeeling pretty dangerous herself.

In British Russia...one listens to Queen Victoria.

What, no the Book by Nabakov? I am disappoint, Nonna.

NNescio said:

What, no the Book by Nabakov? I am disappoint, Nonna.

Perhaps too obvious?

NNescio said:

What, no the Book by Nabakov? I am disappoint, Nonna.

Ghetsis said:

Perhaps too obvious?

More likely because Humbert gets caught and she's looking for tips on not getting caught. (Also, Lolita's a satire that relies upon pedophilia being obviously wrong to work as a satire, so actual pedophiles probably wouldn't like it.)

NWSiaCB said:

More likely because Humbert gets caught and she's looking for tips on not getting caught. (Also, Lolita's a satire that relies upon pedophilia being obviously wrong to work as a satire, so actual pedophiles probably wouldn't like it.)

I thought it portrayed the pedophile in it's story as a chump who's manipulated from the start by the less than innocent loli.

AlsoSprachOdin said:

I thought it portrayed the pedophile in it's story as a chump who's manipulated from the start by the less than innocent loli.

Because the pedophile in question is the narrator of the work and is trying to justify his actions. It's a classic example of Unreliable Narrator.