Lolita Blog Carnival - 5 books every lolita should read

Hello sweeties!

I'm here with another LBC topic. This was a tough one and I thought I would skip it, but then I got some ideas so I decided to do it. Hope it was worth it :)

If it was 5 movies, the choice would be much easier, even though I'm more of a book person. Movies give you the vision, the atmosphere, the costumes and props, they make an image and that's what's important in lolita, it's just a fashion style after all.
But books don't. Books let your imagination work, they give you ideas. So some books can probably be lolita for someone, but not for someone else. That's why writing about this topic was so hard for me.

But hey, here we go:

1) Vladimir Nabokov - Lolita

This one is kinda obvious, isn't it? I mean, every lolita knows there is a book written 60 years ago, that makes civilians think about underage whores when you say the word "lolita" in front of them. And we have to explain.In order to explain it well, we first should educate ourselves. Because most of the people laughing at the word "lolita" and making fun of you probably didin't even bother with reading the book. Otherwise they whould know, that the underage whores aren't actually called "lolitas" but "nymphets". I don't blame them though, it's a very, very boring and weird book.

2) Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland and Through the looking glasss

I cheated a bit and included the sequel because honestly, one isn't complete without the other. The book I have actually contains both stories. Well, this one was obvious, too. We love being inspired by Lewis Carroll and his twisted childish perspective in the personification of Alice in Wonderland. We love cards, chess, mad tea party, "eat me" cookies and basically everything in these two stories has been used as a lolita motif. And no, the book and the Tim Burton's movie don't have much in common. In the first place, the movie has one huge flaw - it makes sense.

3) Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice

This book has everything we love. Right period of time (almost), pretty dresses, virtuous ladies and charming gentlemen. It teaches you a lot about the 19th century and how did people live back then. But if you don't like sugary lovestories, this is not for you. That's why I gave up on that book (yeah, shame on me).

4) Margaret Mitchell - Gone With the Wind

This one is might be a little biased because it's my favorite one. It also has everything we like, except there are not-so-virtuous ladies and not-so-gentle gentlemen. And the war. But the era is Victorian indeed and southern ladies are as good as the English ones. Or, for some people like me, better.

5) Sophie Kinsella - Confessions of a Shopaholic

Dear ladies, look at the book protagonist and then look at yourselves. Are you really that different from each other? No, except she buys Denny&George and you buy AP. I think it's a funny reflection of ourselves and a reminder that we shouldn't go with our love for clothes too far.

Whoa, it didn't even hurt. And what are your "lolita books" tips? :))

Other blogs participating: Sparkling Girl, Princess Palace, Lace Jail, eglcommunity, Under the parasol, Swirly Purple adn Green Crayons, Carnivale Salt