Wow, what a great question! Maybe Lolita. The image of the nymphet that seduces an older man is so culturally pervasive and, I thought, disgusting. I finally read it about three years ago, as part of a classic book review series I was doing for a writer's workshop for which I was editing. It was disgusting (I wasn't wrong!), but also fascinating and horrible and incredibly well written. Finding out that the popular conception of this novel is 100% wrong was just icing on the cake. Humbert Humbert will live in my brain forever, crowned as the most despicable character in literature.
Well, that was a novel of an answer--lol!
Do you like classic books?
Well, that was a novel of an answer--lol!
Do you like classic books?
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