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thebookpaiges's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Self harm, and Pregnancy
bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
savvylit's review against another edition
3.5
Being Lolita is a compelling and consuming memoir. The book shines in revealing what it's like to survive a predatory and emotionally abusive relationship. I feel as though I have definitely walked away with a better understanding of how our culture has dangerously blurred young women's understanding of consent and power dynamics.
I ultimately rated Being Lolita as 3.5 stars because a large part of the memoir is a critical analysis of Nabokov's Lolita. It is an incredibly well-thought-out analysis and clearly helped Wood on her journey to better understand her own experience. However, the flow between Wood's recounting of her past and the analysis didn't hold my attention as well as I'd hoped. At some point, it felt like the threads of Wood's own experience were dropped in favor of an academic approach. While there's not necessarily anything wrong with that, it seemed disjointed to me as a reader.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
nura_aga's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
wolfiereads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
jmcordero's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Grief, and Dysphoria
angel_lyd's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
imrath's review
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying and Death
multilingual_s's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit