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""What I heard then was te melody of children aplay and nothing but that, and I knew that the hopless thing was not Lolita's absence from my side, but the absence of her voice from that chorus." Humbert Humbert, Lolita 1998. I know that's from the movie, but it sums up the book perfectly. "
Louise L. Lorrac, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- old guy loving young gal
Difficult/unusual lover?
Yes
How difficult?
- wild lover
- amnesiatic
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Children/Pregnancy
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- obsessed
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
Sex makes him
- confused
- angry
- childish
- scared
- guilty
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- blissful
- sensitive
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- a kid
Profession/status:
- student
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
- wild
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuous
How romantic is this person?
- sly seducer
effect of sexing
- confused
- childish
- wild
- more bitchy/arrogant
- demanding
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Midwest
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 40%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- touching of anatomy
Focus of story
- Him
How much dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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