how did you like it? some questions for discussion:>which lies of his did you catch?>was his wife cheating on him with her cousin?>did you solve the chocolate puzzle?>who did he have the talk with "on some station platform" about whether one ever sees the sun in one's dreams?>did he actually pull that movie move in the end?>how is the movie?>where would you rank it?
I got a copy of this for like 2 bux recently but I just finished Bend Sinister so I'm holding off on more Nabokov atm. Make this thread again in a month and then we can talk
>>25227911good actually. when you do read it, can you pay attention to>who did he have the talk with "on some station platform" about whether one ever sees the sun in one's dreams?because i think i might have missed it. how was bend sinister?
>>25228443>how was bend sinister?Being a dystopian satire, the plot and a lot of the characters felt sort of one dimensional and cartoony, but that also seemed intentional. The MC is a philosopher with a recently deceased wife tho, which makes room for some pretty poignant stuff about death. The prose is beautiful of course.
>>25227886Read as my 2nd Nabokov after Lolita, quite good but still doesn't have the oomph of something like Lolita or Pale Fire, a writer in his infancy
my favorites of his are Despair; Glory; King Queen Knave; Laughter in the Dark. I prefer his russian written novels to his english ones and I've read them in russian (it's my native tongue)
>>25229223I've only read Nab in english but I've always preferred the perspective hopping dreaminess of his russian works to his character study monoliths. Currently doing a reread of his books in release order and love KQK and Luzhin much more now. Currently on The Eye but I tried to read it drunk about two weeks ago and got lost. Maybe I'll finish it today.
>>25228763>the plot and a lot of the characters felt sort of one dimensional and cartoonyweird considering his thoughts on political satires. haven't read that one.>>25228978>doesn't have the oomph of something like Lolita or Pale Fireagreed that they are his best, but I wouldn't call it his infancy. to me it demonstrated how well he was able to handle the page turning suspense basics while being a good sample of all the other things that he usually does. thought the character work was better than his very late stuff too.>>25229223>it's my native tonguedamn i envy that. thoughts on Gogol and Pushkin's prose (curious as to what specifically remains untranslatable) and how crucial they are to The Gift? and did you read The Double?>>25230036>The EyeI was surprised to see how little he changed in density since The Eye. it's not just a straightforward execution of that premise, there's still more in the background. like the handkerchief i think smurov was the one who stole it and that's what he is referring to at the very end. also assuming he's not actually a ghost, why does he ask khrushchov to stop reciting the alphabet as if they're talking to him in a séance. is it just to signal his belief that he is a ghost?
>>25230108Yeah his first big jump is definitely between Luzhin and The Eye. It's doubly impressive that it was published only a year after. I was following along until he got to the bookstore and then about 15 pages later accepted that I could not read that book on an eight beers deep debuff
>>25230130>eight beersFix your life. Genuinely. Imagining what you look like is making me sick.
>>25230221Yeah wtf. Switch to a 12% abv beer and then you only need to have 2-4. ez
>>25230221I'm just a normal guy man. I'm sorry that your life has been wasted in self suck echo chambers that think getting drunk and watching a movie with your girlfriend at 23 years old on a Saturday is some sort of creeping illness. You're allowed to just talk about the books instead of playing the wizened diviner.
>>25230229I've been recently drinking mostly 8-9% only on the weekends and two tallcans put me to bed so that's about roughly eight standard drinks. I'm not chugging miller lights. Where are you finding 12%? The liquor store by my house stocks at max 9.9s I believe
>>25230252>>25230263>IT WASN'T ACTUALLY 8 BEERS IT WAS TWO 24oz BEERS!!!>I WASN'T DRINKING ALONE!!! I WAS DRINKING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND!!!Nobody goes home from a night of drinking to sit down and read a book, especially a night of drinking with their girlfriend.
>>25230263These are my gas station go-tos>>25230339Beer is really good. You should stop being a fag and try it sometime.
>>25230339Guy who doesn't realize that if you're drinking in your living room you don't have to "go home"
>>25230339Why are you so mad are you a recovering alcoholic or something? You sound like you need a beer
>>25230364I think I've seen these at a local grocery store. I'll have to try them out. Thanks for not being a fucking sperg anon
