Reddit reviews The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated

This is the version of Lolita that I have and it made it very simple to read. Dont understand a passage, flip to the back and now you do. It honestly made helped this book become one of my favorites.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Annotated-Lolita-Revised-Updated/dp/0679727299

I really recommend the annotated version

Exactly, it was a sort of disturbing realization! And check out the Annotated Lolita - I read it after having read Lolita a few times, and it is amazing how much is jammed in there.

How about trying annotated version of the books you want to read, if they're available?

http://www.amazon.com/kindle-store/dp/B00C7CFFZO

I know this isn't what you're asking for exactly, but they were hugely helpful when I found myself out of my depth with some books I wanted to read.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Annotated-Lolita-Revised-Updated/dp/0679727299

I actually have this particular annotated Lolita edition. It's quite good.

In the mean time, I'd very highly recommended The Annotated Lolita edited by Appel. The man got some of his notes okayed by the author, himself! And his notes, dense and tiny-fonted though they are, make for great reading, chock-full of useful tangential notes as well as dazzling insights.

It's a strong contender for best-written novel of the 20th century.

(Not like that would be an important consideration or anything. :-) )

Unless you're extremely literate, you must get the annotated edition which explains the ten or so jokes and references on every page.

- http://www.amazon.com/Annotated-Lolita-Revised-Updated/dp/0679727299 -

How it is written is as important as what it says.


After people read Lolita I always recommend they try reading the annotated version amazon link

If you read the book and liked it the annotations help you appreciate it in a new light and realize all the things you missed. If you read the book and didn't like it they help you understand why it is so well written and why people love it.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Annotated-Lolita-Revised-Updated/dp/0679727299

This is the copy that was given to me as a gift, and I thought it was great. Loved having the translations readily available while reading.