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Did J.K. Rowling Fail the Lolita Test?
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Did J.K. Rowling Fail the Lolita Test?
Sue Lyon as Lolita in a publicity still for the 1962 Stanley Kubrick movie. (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images)
The functionally illiterate youth are canceling her for praising the classic novel.
By Kat Rosenfield
07.02.24 — Culture and Ideas
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Kat Rosenfield
Kat Rosenfield is a culture writer at The Free Press and author of five novels, including the Edgar-nominated No One Will Miss Her. Prior to joining The Free Press, she was a reporter at MTV News and a columnist at UnHerd, where she wrote about American culture and politics. Her work has also appeared in Vulture, Playboy, The Boston Globe, and Reason, among others.
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