#16 - Vladimir Nabokov - Lolita

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Hosted by novelists and entrepreneurs Daniel Breyer & Jeremy Streich, Good Scribes Only is a podcast for curious minds to explore, challenge, and think differently through books. Season 2 focuses on the cardinal vices and virtues: Lust and chastity, gluttony and temperance, greed and charity, sloth and diligence, envy and kindness, wrath and patience, pride and humility. In this episode, Daniel and Jeremy explore Lust and Chastity in Vladimir Nabokov's, magnum opus Lolita

Oftentimes, fiction books can take us out of life’s everyday tangles and help us see reality with new eyes. To further explore your own relationship with Lust and Chastity, look no further than Lolita. We hope you enjoy 

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**Episode Notes** 

0-2.5 min — Intro

3-6 min — Thoughts Lex Fridman book-drama

8-12 min — Backstory of the novel and the author

13-18 min — Lust, chastity, and innocence

20-22 min — Casting Hollywood actors

22-27 min — Plot summary

27-31 min — Sexualization in society

31-38 min — Narrator reliability

39-42 min — Comedy and irony in the novel

43-46 min — Praise for the author

46-52 min — On the language and prose

52-56 min — Value of the “outsider” perspective

56 min — Conclusion

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