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sebastian_ardelion's review
3.0
Kind of loses focus in the last 30 pages, but a great read for Nabokov fans, such as myself, nonetheless, even if I was never made for this American nonsense. Much can be written about reading Nabokov, pulling from him proudly, as a person of color, given his and Véra's later love of McCarthyism and defense of the U.S in its invasion of Vietnam, along with the general American mythos that involves names meaningless to Black and brown denizens. It's a simultaneously frustrating and fruitful experience. I wish I could better verbalize the inherent contradiction in my interest and inspiration of Nabokov, but I'll leave that here.
All that aside, you will find some new words here, an activity that I'm sure all Nabokovians fiend for, and it provides intriguing insights into how VN wrote Lolita, along with what many say about him.
All that aside, you will find some new words here, an activity that I'm sure all Nabokovians fiend for, and it provides intriguing insights into how VN wrote Lolita, along with what many say about him.
frogknitting's review
fast-paced
This is DEFINITELY a book that you read after knowing a bit about Nabokov — it's difficult to jump right in without knowing some of the context about his life. It does assume the reader is familiar with a lot of his works, as well as his European period. I read this book for my final paper.
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