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Wtf I'm reading ?

>> No.6704714

>>6704704
the the masterpiece of John Shade, annotated by - lucky you - a close friend of John Shade who happens to be an impeccable Shade scholar

>> No.6704716

4chan, and don't pretend otherwise.

>> No.6704718

>>6704716

/thread

>> No.6704875

>>6704714

Any other opinions for us to discuss m8 ?

>> No.6704945

>>6704704
Nabokov pretending not to be gay like he was pretending not to be a pedo in his other books.

>> No.6705092
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6705092

>>6704714

> implying that the close friend actually exists and isn't a botfly

>> No.6706577

>>6705092

>implying it was not written by Nabokov

>> No.6706604

>>6704704
I was actually preparing myself to "wtf am I reading" prior to picking up this book. Then I started it and had the easiest read of my life.
A rather simple and lucid postmodern novel.

>> No.6707081

>>6706577

> implying that Nabokov wasn't the botfly

>> No.6708783

>>6704704
Pale fire
It says it right on the cover

>> No.6708799

>>6706604
Yeah it's not at all close to something like Pynchon. The "novel" is all very clear and straightforward, it's just the presentation is unusual. A fun book, will be entertaining if you liked Lolita.

>> No.6711137

>>6704704
one of the greatest book of the past century
c'est magnifique!