Submitted by pippahalliwell t3_10i92dg in books
I’ve been reading Lolita for the past couple of days. I only have a little under one hundred pages left, (I’m in the homestretch!) but oh boy. It took me like 8 hours today to read 100 pages and that’s because it felt like every ten minutes I had to put the book down and just sit there. I also almost cried.
It feels like a waste to quit now considering I’m so close to being done, but it feels like such a chore to open the book. Not that it’s boring or anything, it’s just so… unenjoyable. It’s been 200-ish pages of cringing in disgust. And I’ve read heavy stuff before that disgusted me (shoutout to American Psycho) but this takes the cake. I know that’s the point and I’m reacting appropriately, but still.
Edit: I decided to DNF it. I gave it the old college try and all. It was just too much, I guess, even for me. Maybe I’ll finish it one day, but today is not that day.
Edit II: Well, you all convinced me. I’m going to finish it, hopefully today. Thank you all for the input. I do honestly appreciate it.