Vladimir Nabokov
Laughter in the Dark
An odd book about an older man who falls for a scheming younger woman and leaves his family for her. Various accidents ensue leading to what is probably the reader's inevitable conclusion. Very well written and the descriptions are great. Not sure I really enjoyed it as all the characters had flaws in some way or another and even the minor characters are easily dislikeable. I was going to re-read Lolita too last read a long long time ago when I was young so maybe will have a different perspective on it. Having read this I think I'll wait a while and read something a little less depressing. Although I've started with Kafka's Metamorphosis so not a great start...
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