Novala Takemoto is the person accredited to creating the term Lolita as it ascribes to the fashion in Japan. From Wordnik.com. [The Anime Blog Covers ACEN 2006: Gothic Lolita Panel | The Anime Blog] Reference
And agreed: the Thorn Birds VS Lolita is a must!!!. From Wordnik.com. [Blockbuster Month « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Lolita is definitely going on the rereading shelf. From Wordnik.com. [The Booklovers: Chapter One « Gin&Comment] Reference
I agree with Stefanie that Lolita is meant to be slippery. From Wordnik.com. [Not A Review of Lolita « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Lolita is as much an educational story as The Swiss Family Robinson. From Wordnik.com. [Learning From Stories « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Lolita is a fashion (and a lifestyle for some), not a right by race. From Wordnik.com. [Harajuku – Japanese Fashion] Reference
Humbert Humbert's obsession with Lolita is a tour de force of style and narrative. From Wordnik.com. [The Observer's list of the 100 greatest novels of all time] Reference
Gothic Lolita is a fashion by japanese teenagers to manifest their favourite Visual Rock stars. From Wordnik.com. [Harajuku – Japanese Fashion] Reference
Further to that thread, Lolita is a pseudo autobiographical novel whose opening paragraph is unmatched. From Wordnik.com. [Suttree » Casual Games, Social Software » It’s unpopular, to be unpopular] Reference
And the ghastly Humbert is touchingly concerned to protect Lolita from the reality of his passion for her. From Wordnik.com. [Father Ralph and Humbert Humbert « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
But you always speak such sense, and the thought of Jeremy Irons reading Lolita is …. .most definitely intriguing. From Wordnik.com. [Not A Review of Lolita « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
And of course, as Amis fils half admits in his words about "parents and guardians," Lolita is not Humbert's daughter. From Wordnik.com. [Hurricane Lolita] Reference
Lolita is meant to be non-sexual like a ‘french maid’ and Alice in Wonderland would be more considered as cosplay. From Wordnik.com. [Harajuku – Japanese Fashion] Reference
Lolita is not an easy read, I agree, but it is intellectually stimulating enough that it should mobilize that part of my mind!. From Wordnik.com. [Reading Lolita « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Lolita is one of my favourite books and on my top ten “bucket” list of books that I want to read is Ada or Ador by Vladimir Nabokov. From Wordnik.com. [Reading Plans « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
Aren't there really many different stories in Lolita, most of them attached to this thread but many of them more or less self-sufficient?. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative Strategies] Reference
In its most extreme manifestations, cute imagery plays off "Lolita" - style pedophilia in ways that are meant to be discomforting. From Wordnik.com. [The Cult Of Cute] Reference
Giametti himself was obsessed with the so-called Lolita complex. From Wordnik.com. [Cross]
It was called Lolita, and if I remember correctly, it was banned. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
Lolita is meant to represent cuteness and innocence whether it’s goth or not. From Wordnik.com. [Harajuku – Japanese Fashion] Reference
We simply dropped the “EG” and began to call our Lolita counterpart “Aristocrat”. From Wordnik.com. [A Gothic Aristocrat Primer, Part One | The Anime Blog] Reference
Lolita is so well written and so heavy that it’s been too much for me in the past couple of weeks. From Wordnik.com. [go go go go go! « Sarahndipitea] Reference
Lolita is an extremely disturbing book, and Jeremy Iron’s voice wouldn’t make it any better at all!. From Wordnik.com. [Father Ralph and Humbert Humbert « Tales from the Reading Room] Reference
A mile long, Maria Annunciata Mercedes Eugénie and all the rest, but they called her Lolita for convenience. From Wordnik.com. [The Silver Butterfly] Reference
Does he recall Lolita's hausfrau status at the end of the film (and novel) while she's barely out of her teens?. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Morgan: Dolores On The Dotted Line] Reference
"It's kind of like in 'Lolita' -- there's another Lo!. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Book Resources] Reference
According to Cathy Horyn, expect 'Lolita' to seduce. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Geana: Let Fashion Week Begin] Reference
But looking back right now ... it was so "Lolita" in a way. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
"Lolita" could end up the most expensive coterie film ever made. From Wordnik.com. [Waiting For Humbert] Reference
And "Lolita" now comes impregnably armored in literary reputation. From Wordnik.com. [Lolita At 50, And Forever Young] Reference
Or you know, he read me the first chapter of "Lolita," which had a huge impact over me. From Wordnik.com. [The Twisted Words Of Nick Cave] Reference
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