Overdo is a podcast about the books that you've been meaning to read. Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told tale. They will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary. Plus, these are books you should have read by now.
Usually books try to make you root for the protagonist. Even if he or she is flawed in some crucial way, most stories try to make you feel something for the person whose mind you're inhabiting. That is not the case in Vladmir Nabokov's Lolita.
This week we share with you an uncomfortable discussion about how it feels to read a book told from the perspective of an unrepentant pedophile—how do you feel about him? How do we feel about him? How does he feel about him? The difficult subject matter is just one of the things that has earned Lolita its place in the literary canon.
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