For the sake of honesty, I read this book so I could read a new release (Being Lolita by Alisson Wood). That book focuses on a high school aged girl who was groomed by her English teacher. He gave her this title and used it to justify their relationship. I figured that I might as well read this book before tackling that one so that I had some background knowledge on the piece of literature that plays such a big role in this memoir. To keep things short, I did not enjoy reading Lolita. I found the subject matter disturbing and did not see the "great writing" others have raved about. The second half of this book was the most boring writing I have ever read and I do not recommend this one. If I was not looking to establish some background knowledge, I probably would not have finished this title.