It's rare that I quit reading (in my case, listening to) a book before I've finished, but today I came to the conclusion that I hate this book (about 3/5 of the way through). It has no redeeming qualities. It's like watching a horror movie where the protagonist is walking into some stupidly horrible situation, and you want to scream, "NO!!! Don't do it!". It's not even fair to compare it to "Lolita" - it's nowhere near as well-written. Also, the audiobook version annoyed the heck out of me because the reader - even though she's from New York - gave the characters, who are from New Jersey, a mid-western accent. Who does that?