best beginning to a book ever

Mar 30, 2006 00:07

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta ( Read more... )

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lopaka520 March 30 2006, 17:12:45 UTC
i agree that that is the best book opening i've ever read...
i just loaned my copy out to a friend here =]

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penellyjelly March 30 2006, 20:04:49 UTC
Lolita is an amazing book. If you really like Nabakov I would reccomend reading Pale Fire, it is splendid!

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wrxrallychris March 31 2006, 08:43:46 UTC
wait until you get older dear son

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lopaka520 April 2 2006, 17:47:14 UTC
i took me 6 months to read. i had to keep putting it down and picking up other books in between because it was so hard to get into. but since i bought it i made myself finish it and it was worth it in the end...

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