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Originally Posted by Catlady
Christine would have been a much more interesting POV character. I don't see that anyone commented yet on the use of the book Lolita, but Christine and Lolita were about the same age.
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I anticipated
Lolita was going to be used as a tool to setup a showdown between Florence and the locals and perhaps make more of a statement about arts & culture (like they would be insular and unaccepting of the content of the book and what does that say about the likely success or failure of an Arts Center in town in place of the bookshop). Perhaps it does in the movie! Instead it helped create a link between her and Mr. Brundish and also to be a convenient method to have more cash so the bookshop doesn't fail sooner.
I also thought it was a tool to help emphasize the point that the village is becoming less relevant to the surrounding region and will be bypassed more and more by the world in the future. The book initially attracts community outsiders and tourists into the town to purchase it. Then the new bookshop opens in the other town, and you know that her economic success with
Lolita would not be repeated in the future.