Review of Lolita (1962) by Charles Taylor for Salon — 15 Aug 2003
For all of their vaunted (and, it turns out, false) fidelity to Nabokov, Lyne and Schiff have made a pretty, gauzy Lolita that replaces the book's cruelty and comedy with manufactured lyricism and mopey romanticism.
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This review of Lolita (1962) was written by Charles Taylor and published by Salon on 15 Aug 2003.
Lolita has generally received very positive reviews.
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