Lolita is included on Time's list of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. It is fourth on the Modern Library's 1998 list of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century. It also made the World Library's list of one of The 100 Best Books of All Time.
Who are we to say it should be banned? And where do you draw the line? All books written by gays, or maybe by authors with pronounced limps? As a father with three girls, I am not threatened by this book.
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