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‘The Real Lolita’ by Sarah Weinman is a nonfiction true crime read comparing the kidnapping of Sally Horner to Vladimir Nabokov's 'Lolita'. I had read this title before as past of the true crime book club I was in pre-Covid, but I still learned new things this second read. This book read like narrative nonfiction, which made reading about such heavy topics easier. Weinman pulls in many different threads that all ended up influencing Sally Horner's tragically short life as well as Nabokov's writi
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This was so fascinating and intriguing. It was well-written, and I think highlights the unfairness of media attention in that a real child was kidnapped and abused for years, but more people know about the fictionalized story of "Lolita" written by Nabokov than the real Sally Horner. Very moving.
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May 14, 2022
Claire Trimble
marked it as to-read
Apr 15, 2024
Imani Bynum
marked it as to-read
