A review by ru_th
Fahles Feuer by Vladimir Nabokov

challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

[…] For we die every day; oblivion thrives / Not on dry thighbones but on blood-ripe lives, / And our best yesterdays are now foul piles / Of crumpled names, phone numbers and foxed files. / I’m ready to become a floweret / Or a fat fly, but never, to forget. / […]
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