Defending men who love Lolita — Vladimir Nabokov’s 1955 novel about a middle-aged man named Humbert Humbert and his obsession with his 12-year-old stepdaughter — is, admittedly, an unusual hill to die on. I’ll start: I once called off a date when a dude told me his fave book was Lolita. — Laura Relyea (@laura_relyea) March 11, 2019Which implies that if Lolita were to be one’s favourite novel, said individual condones pedophilia or predation of any kind. But for a date to reveal that Lolita is his or her favourite is far from a crime. But if that were my filter, it wouldn’t only be unfair to the individual, but, more importantly, to the book.

Source: National Post March 25, 2019 16:07 UTC