Currently Reading: Intellectual

[MiwaMiwa]

Currently Reading: Lolita by Vladmir Nabokov
For about the fifth time.
The reason being is that it is my favorite book of all time. It has a bad reputation, as people like to deem it full of incest and child exploitation, and what have you, which it is. But the beauty in the book is trying to dechipher why exactly the protagonist has such a longing for 7-10 year olds. It's unbelievably psychological, if you didn't figure that out for yourself already, and it's a classic. All of Nabokov's novels deal with similar comtroversial topics, and they are all amazing. He is a Russian author (again, if you didn't figure that out already.), so yes the books are translated, but they are very well done. The writing is amazing, the subject matter is intriguing, and all in all, Nabokov is my favorite author of all time.

[Jin]

Currently readings: The Phantom Of The Opera by Gaston Leroux

Now, I haven't been under a rock for 20 years, so obviously I've heard of the title prior to now, but I never actually did watch any of the movies or musicals. I'm glad that I'm starting with the book because movies always get it wrong. I received this as a "I'm seeing you for the first time" present from my girlfriend and am currently reading it because she recommended it as "the best love story ever". Frankly, I have to completely agree with her; I love it. I finally understand what all the fuss is about as it really is a fantastic story. Raoul's such a fool.