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lilawsahar's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Mental illness
katilein's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Rape
madelinequinne's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Self harm
tanvi45's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Mental illness and Self harm
laurenvoice's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Self harm
thebookpaiges's review against another edition
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Pregnancy, Self harm, and Death
bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse
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: Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, 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, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
wolfiereads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship