Why do my parents even let me read this stuff?

   Hello, my dearest classmates. It's been a while, hasn't it? Too long, really. If you read my last blog you'll know that I was in the process of reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise. Regretfully, I have yet to finish it, partly because I became wrapped up in a new book and partly because it was overdue so I had to return it to the library. The book I mentioned before is actually one that I happened to stumble upon while browsing the classics section of Barnes and Noble, looking for some more works by our friend F. Scott. It is Lolita, written by Vladimir Nabokov. I've heard a lot about this book before, as it is a popular choice for English class curriculums and the like, and the subject matter intrigued me. But now that I've gotten deep enough into the book, I am amazed that teachers and parents are allowing children to explore such a shocking and controversial piece so early in their lives. I'm also amazed at Nabokov's wildly captivating writing style. I'm what people call an "emotional reader". During the two and a half hour car ride to my family's cabin this weekend, I began reading Lolita and drove my mother to near insanity with my consistent exclamations of "Oh my god," "Sooooo good...", and "AAAAAHHHHHHHH". If you read this book (and you MUST read this book), you should not do so when you want to relax. You do not relax while reading this book.
    The basic premise is that the protagonist, Humbert Humbert, an introverted, somewhat obsessive man, rents a room in the home of Charlotte Haze and her twelve-year old daughter Lo. He obtains a deep lust and obsession of Lo (who he calls Lolita) and marries her mother in order to get closer to her. Other stuff happens, too, but that would ruin your epic, screamy reading experience. The point I've been trying to get at is that although Humbert's intentions are not necessarily innocent (drugging and fondling his beloved Lolita in her sleep is mentioned several times), he comes across as a sympathetic character. He is lonely and shy and I was rooting for him all the way. More writing later if I'm up for it.