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Books by Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
· published 1955 · read 2010-09-01
★★★★☆
Lolita was an interesting book to read when I was 18: I was used to reading classics with a critical distance, and Lolita never fit either my analytic access nor my "god this is really good" access. It's a tough read, but it's always skillful, never cheap (though often blatant). I think I'm better for having read it, but I can't say why.
Pale Fire
by Vladimir Nabokov
· published 1962 · read 2019-12-02
★★★☆☆
Pale Fire was my second book by Vladimir Nabokov, and it curiously resembled the first one (Lolita, naturally): An unreliable narrator, who felt incredibly off-putting, full of himself, and mentally ill. I do want to note that the narrator is gay and there is no obvious stigmatisation associated with the fact.