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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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This is not a book for the faint of heart. Wow, I don't even know where to begin with a review on this one.
I was hoping to make the book club discussion centering on this title so I could get my thoughts in order - but alas, life stepped in and I was unable to make it so you all will have to suffer through my trying to get everything straightened out.
Vanity Fair, for its blurb on one edition of this book, says it's "the only convincing love story of our century," which, frankly, scares me to de ...more
I was hoping to make the book club discussion centering on this title so I could get my thoughts in order - but alas, life stepped in and I was unable to make it so you all will have to suffer through my trying to get everything straightened out.
Vanity Fair, for its blurb on one edition of this book, says it's "the only convincing love story of our century," which, frankly, scares me to de ...more
okay, I have read this book twice, and I still have a hard time articulating my opinion about it. It is beautifully written, but very disturbing and at moments very difficult to read. The narrator describes his obsession and love (?) for young girls. It's hard to feel any sympathy for him, and it's hard not to feel disgusted. It's kind of like a train wreck though, you are disgusted but can't stop reading.....
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One of the classics on my banned book list that I worked my way through in high school. It did nothing for me then. Or now.
Jul 11, 2007
misha
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
greatreads,
bookclub
Sep 10, 2017
Rachel
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
banned-challenged,
1001-books
