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Sarah Weinman is the author of The Real Lolita: A Lost Girl, an Unthinkable Crime, and a Scandalous Masterpiece. She writes the crime column for the New York Times Book Review and lives in New York City.

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Kind of mediocre non fiction. The connection between Vladimir Nabokov’s character and a real life kidnapping case described within is not really convincing. Perhaps, it’s that I hardly care whether Nabokov did base his famous novel Lolita on the case or not. His might have been better if the author had focused on true crime writing and not speculation. Then again that’s just my opinion.
 
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nitrolpost | 27 andere besprekingen | Mar 19, 2024 |
FYI Review - This anthology contains the following:
-Introduction by Patrick Radden Keefe
NARRATIVE FEATURES
-Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter to Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom Murdered by Michelle Dean
-The Reckoning by Pam Colloff
-Jennifer Pan's Revenge by Karen K. Ho
-The Perfect Man Who Wasn't by Rachel Monroe
WHERE CRIME MEETS CULTURE
-Out Came the GIrls by Alex Mar
-The End of Evil by Sarah Marshall
-The Ethical Dilemma of Highbrow True Crime by Alice Bolin
-The Lost Children of "Runaway Train" by Elon Green
-The True Crime Behind the 1970s Cult Feminist Film Classic by Sarah Weinman
JUSTICE AND SOCIETY
-What Bullets Do to Bodies by Jason Fagone
-Checkpoint Nation by Melissa Del Bosque
-How a Dubious Forensic Science Spread Like a Virus by Leora Smith
-"I Am A Girl Now," Sage Smith Wrote. Then She Went Missing by Emma Copley Eisenberg
… (meer)
 
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Lemeritus | 7 andere besprekingen | Feb 7, 2024 |
I enjoyed the scope covered by this book. I wish the author would be more specific on certain points. For instance, when she danced around the question of whether Nabokov based the book on Sally Horner's ordeal, or not. She never explained why this was so important to establish. What if he did? What he did not but actually crafted the novel Lolita independent of any true events? I wonder was she implying he is a s*xual deviant. Or can we conclude it anyway based on his background.
 
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PrincessPottymouth | 27 andere besprekingen | Feb 2, 2024 |
I have never read Lolita, but if I ever do, I can say with certainty that reading this book will have enhanced the experience. Everything I learned in this book is important, from the actual intent of the original book and the actual story of Sally Horner and what she suffered. So much is lost when you get swept up in what people assume is meant on something they've never read. This is a stark reminder of what is present- as well as what is not.
Technically speaking, this book is very well paced, easy to follow, and well written. Its respectful of the pain involved and doesn't go into unnecessary detail about any of the harm done. I recommend it to anyone who has the stomach for knowing more about the subject matters.… (meer)
 
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