The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World by Sarah Weinman

The Real Lolita: The Kidnapping of Sally Horner and the Novel That Scandalized the World

Sarah Weinman

336 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced

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A gripping true-crime investigation of the 1948 abduction of 11-year-old Sally Horner, which brings the forgotten girl--and the two years she was forced to pretend she was the daughter of her kidnapper and abuser--back to life. The real-life inspi...

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informative 76%
dark 70%
sad 58%
emotional 41%
challenging 28%
reflective 27%
tense 16%
mysterious 8%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 26%
fast 10%

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